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Elsevier Postharvest Handling A Systems Approach by Wojciech J. Florkowski, Nigel Banks, Robert L. Shewfelt
This newly revised fourth edition of Postharvest Handling brings new and updated chapters with new knowledge and applications from postharvest research. The revised edition brings back the aspects of preharvest conditions and their effects on postharvest quality and features new chapters on the increasingly important role of transportation and logistics. It emphasizes consumers and systems thinking for postharvest chains for fresh produce. This book also explores current challenges-including oversupply, waste, food safety, lack of resources, sustainability - and best practices for systems to thrive in spite of these challenges. This unique resource provides an overview of postharvest systems and their role in food value chains and offers essential tools to monitor and control the handling process. Written by a team of experts in Postharvest Systems and Handling, this book continues to be the most practical and up-to-date resource for postharvest physiologists and technologists across the disciplines of agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science, and horticulture along with businesses handling fresh or minimally processed products. Table of Contents : Part 1 - Whole System1. Postharvest systems - some introductory thoughts2. Systems Approach In Postharvest Handling Of Fresh Produce3. Consumer Eating Habits and Perception of Fresh Produce Quality4. Modeling Quality Attributes and Quality Related Product Properties 5. Models for Improving Fresh Produce ChainsPart 2 - Product6. Challenges in Handling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables7. Fresh-Cut Products - Implications For Postharvest 8. Multi-omics approaches for the improvements of postharvest systems9. Postharvest Quality Properties of Potential Tropical Fruits Related to their Unique Structural CharactersPart 3 - Process10. Managing Value Chains - Partners in Competitiveness11. Tracking Products From Field To Consumer12. Managing Product Flow Through Postharvest Systems13. Sorting For Quality14. Non-destructive evaluation: detection of external and internal attributes frequently associated with quality and damage15. Cooling Fresh Produce16. Investigating Losses Occurring During Shipment: Forensic Aspects of Cargo ClaimsPart 4 - Perceptions17. Consumer Eating Habits and Perceptions of Fresh Produce Quality18. What mining the text tells about minding the consumer: The changing fruit and vegetable consumption patterns and shifting research focus19. Nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables20. Microbial Quality and Safety of Fresh and Fresh-cut Product21. Measuring Consumer Acceptance of Vegetables