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Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado

Name: Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado
SKU: 9781801467254
Price: 150.00 GBP
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Code: 9781801467254

Publication Date: 28/03/2023
Extent: 358 pages
Series No: 157

Emeritus Professor Elhadi M. Yahia, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico

Description

Avocado is one of the world’s most economically important subtropical/tropical fruit crops, ranking fourth in export value behind bananas, grapes and apples. In the past 20 years, global avocado production has increased dramatically, with production now occurring in over 70 countries as a result of increased consumer demand.

This growth in production and consumer demand has been attributed to the fruit’s remarkable sensory, nutritional and nutraceutical properties. However, continued growth of the sector depends on optimising these properties, as well as improving the sustainability of pre-harvest cultivation and post-processing operations in the face of several challenges, including climate change.

Built on a lifetime’s experience from one of the world’s leading experts in the field, Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado considers how the avocado value chain can be optimised to achieve this growth. The book includes seven chapters which each offer a detailed insight into different elements of avocado production, covering topics such as nutritional compounds and health benefits, cultivars, growing techniques, pest and disease management, as well as post-harvest physiology and treatment and handling.

Key Features

Collates over 30 years’ worth of research into sustainable avocado production by one of the most prominent experts in the field
Provides a comprehensive overview of the avocado supply chain and how key elements of this value chain can be optimised to improve avocado production
Reviews the nutritional value and potential health benefits of avocado, as well as its application in medicine, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

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Table of Contents

1.Avocado: an introduction to the fruit and its pre- and post-harvest processing
2.Nutritional components, health benefits and medicinal uses of avocado
3.The global avocado industry
4.Advances in pre-harvest management of avocado
5.Advances in post-harvest physiology, treatment and handling of fresh avocado
6.Advances in processing of avocado products
7.Trading and marketing of avocado

About the Author

Professor Elhadi M. Yahia is Emeritus Professor (Investigador Nacional Emerito) at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico. He is also a Courtesy Professor at the University of Florida, USA. Professor Yahia has published 20 books in 3 languages and more than 400 book chapters and articles on post-harvest handling of fresh produce. He has worked at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) where he helped launch the Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. He has served as a consultant to many organizations such as the FAO, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), USAID, USDA and ICARDA. He is member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, The Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi) and The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) of the World Food Logistics Organization.

What others are saying about this book...

"Professor Elhadi Yahia is a thought leader in his field and continues to provide valuable insight to the industry in his most recent publication Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado. From harvest to sale, Professor Yahia captures the entire value chain and shares the best practices on postharvest handling, transportation, and storage of avocados to increase shelf life and marketability of this hot commodity. The Foundation is proud to have such a well-respected scientist on our Scientific Advisory Council and looks forward to sharing this information with the cold chain industry."(Adam Thocher, Senior Vice President of Global Programs & Insights and GCCF Executive Director, Global Cold Chain Alliance)

“The proposed content of the book is excellent. The author, Professor Elhadi M. Yahia, is an eminent researcher in the field and has contributed considerably to the advancement of the horticultural sector. I believe this book will attract a large audience and become a standard reference work for researchers, teachers, students, extension officers, producers and stakeholders of the avocado industry.” (Professor Sisir Mitra, Former Board Member, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Belgium, Chairman, Working Group on Avocado, ISHS and Former Dean, Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University (BCKV), India)