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Postharvest management of apple quality

Code: 9781835450581
Publication date: 29/01/2024
Extent: 36 pages

Contributions by: Zora Singh, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Vijay Yadav Tokala, The Postharvest Education Foundation, USA; and Mahmood Ul Hasan and Andrew Woodward, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter briefly focuses on various aspects of postharvest management of apple fruit quality, including harvest maturity, pre-cooling, storage (conventional cold storage, control atmosphere and dynamic control atmosphere), packaging, ethylene and respiration management by using pre-storage ripening controlling treatments such as 1-methylcyclopropene and description of the control measures of most prevalent postharvest physiological disorders during the entire supply chain of apple fruit.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2023.0127.11
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Pre-storage
  • 3 Storage
  • 4 Packaging
  • 5 Transportation
  • 6 Conclusion and future trends in research
  • 7 Where to look for further information
  • 8 References

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