Woodhead Publishing Postharvest Biology and Technology of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Volume 3: Mangosteen to White Sapote (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition): Cocona to Mango

Chapters in Volume 3 review factors affecting the quality of different tropical and subtropical fruits, concentrating on postharvest biology and technology. Important issues relevant to each specific product are discussed, such as postharvest physiology, preharvest factors affecting postharvest quality, quality maintenance postharvest, pests and diseases and value-added processed products, among other topics. Key Features: along with the other volumes in the collection, Volume 3 is an essential reference for professionals involved in the postharvest handling and processing of tropical and subtropical fruits and for academics and researchers working in the area; covers current state-of-the-art and emerging post-harvest and processing technologies; important issues relevant to each particular fruit are discussed, such as postharvest physiology, preharvest factors affecting postharvest quality and pests and diseases. Contents: Cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal); Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.); Dabai (Canarium odontophyllum Miq.); Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.); Durian (Durio zibethenus Merr.); Feijoa (Acca sellowiana [Berg] Burret); Fig (Ficus carica L.); Golden apple (Spondias dulcis Forst. syn. Spondias cytherea Sonn.); Table grape (Vitis vinifera L.); Guava (Psidium guajava L.); Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O.Berg. [Myrtaceae]); Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.); Chinese Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) and Indian Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.); Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.); Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.); Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.); Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica L.); Lucuma (Pouteria lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze); Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia tetraphylla and hybrids); Mamey apple (Mammea americana L.); Mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota Jacq. H. E. Moore & Stearn); Mango (Mangifera indica L.).