Instant Insights: Fruit losses and waste

Chapter 1 - Losses and waste in fruits and vegetables: Elhadi M. Yahia, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico; and Jorge M. Fonseca, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy; 1 Introduction 2 The magnitude of losses and waste of fruit and vegetables 3 Causes of losses and waste 4 Primary and secondary causes of losses and waste 5 Under-explored factors in losses and waste 6 Issues in estimation of losses and waste 7 Strategies to prevent losses and waste 8 Conclusions 9 Where to look for further information 10 References
Chapter 2 - Pre- and post-harvest strategies to optimize fruit quality and shelf life: Peter Toivonen, Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; 1 Introduction 2 Managing biological variance to improve the success of post-harvest technologies 3 Measuring harvest maturity 4 Improved sorting operations 5 Post-harvest technologies and temperature control 6 Case study: post-harvest strategies in cherry cultivation in British Columbia 7 Conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 References
Chapter 3 - Advances in postharvest handling and storage of apples: Christopher B. Watkins, Cornell University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Fruit quality assessment 3 Harvest maturity and harvest indices 4 Plant growth regulators 5 Harvest, handling and grading operations 6 Postharvest storage technologies 7 Comparing and assessing storage technologies 8 Postharvest treatments 9 Physiological disorders 10 Summary 11 Where to look for further information 12 References
Chapter 4 - Post-harvest storage management of mango fruit: Noam Alkan, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Israel; and Anirudh Kumar, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Israel and Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), India; 1 Introduction: the mango fruit 2 Harvest operations 3 Post-harvest operations: managing mango fruit diseases 4 Post-harvest operations: use of ethylene, 1-MCP, modified and controlled atmospheres, waxes and edible coatings 5 Post-harvest operations: quarantine treatments 6 Preparing fruit for market 7 Conclusions 8 Where to look for further information 9 Abbreviations 10 References
Chapter 5 - Understanding and improving the shelf life of tomatoes: K. Wang and A. K. Handa, Purdue University, USA; and A. K. Mattoo, USDA-ARS, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Natural variability 3 Ripening mutants 4 Molecular determinants 5 Role of cell wall proteins 6 Role of epidermal waxes 7 Hormonal regulation 8 Controlling pathogen-based impairments 9 Pre-harvest strategies 10 Post-harvest chemical application 11 Post-harvest management 12 Conclusion and future trends 13 Where to look for further information 14 Acknowledgements 15 References