{"product_id":"vegetable-crops-herbs-and-flowers-volume-7-paperback","title":"Vegetable Crops, Herbs, and Flowers: Volume 7 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarita Cantwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fresh fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals are composed of living tissues that experience continuous change after harvest.Some of these changes are desirable (e.g. development of sugars and improved texture during fruit ripening), while others are not (e.g. discoloration and loss of nutrients in fresh-cut vegetables). Senescence is the final stage in the development of plant organs, culminating in a series of irreversible events leading to cellular breakdown and death.These postharvest changes cannot be stopped, but they can be managed to maintain optimal quality longer. Maintaining recommended temperature and relative humidity, while minimizing wounding and microbial contamination, constitute the foundation of effective postharvest handling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first chapter of this volume describes biological factors affecting these crops including respiration, rates of ethylene production, water loss, physical damage, and damage due to pathogens; environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, ethylene, and sunlight. \u003c\/p\u003e Subsequent chapters explore the use of biotechnology to improve postharvest results, and postharvest handling operations for ornamentals and cut flowers; for fresh herbs; for fruit vegetables (e.g. cucurbits, tomatoes); for leafy and stem vegetables; and for underground vegetables (roots, tubers, bulbs). \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e Handy, easy-to use tables and charts along with color photographs illustrate important points throughout. A comprehensive table summarizes storage recommendations for produce, a second table summarizes storage recommendations for cut flowers and greens. This is Volume 7 in Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops, 4th Edition\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47646814732509,"sku":"9781627110648","price":131.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/tAM0PIAR539781627110648.webp?v=1773870958","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/vegetable-crops-herbs-and-flowers-volume-7-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}