Postharvest Disinfection of Fruits and Vegetables

Siddiqui, Mohammed Wasim (EDT)

Academic Press Inc（2018/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 322 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780128126981

Full Description

Postharvest Disinfection of Fruits and Vegetables describes available technologies to reduce microbial infection for maintaining postharvest quality and safety. The book analyzes alternative and traditional methodologies and points out the significant advantages and limitations of each technique, thus facilitating both cost and time savings. This reference is for anyone in the fresh produce industry who is involved in postharvest handling and management. It discusses, in detail, the latest disinfection approaches, low-cost treatment strategies, management and protocols to control fresh produce qualities, diseases and insect infestation.

Contents

1. Postharvest disinfection of fruits and vegetables: an overview
2. Postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables: recent advances
3. Induced resistance in fruits and vegetables against biotic stress using GRAS compounds
4. Aqueous Formulations
5. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)
6. Calcium hypochlorite (CaCl2O2)
7. Peracetic acid
8. Electrolyzed reduction water
9. Ultrasonic processing technology
10. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
11. Physical Treatments
12. Irradiation
13. UV-A, B, and C
14. Ozone- Nikos
15. Plasma (thermal or cold plasma)
16. Chlorine gas
17. Sulfur dioxide
18. Chitosan