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Changes in the physiology of horticultural crops after harvesting |
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Authors: |
Passam, Harold Christopher Tsantili, Eleni Christopoulos, Miltiadis Kafkaletou, Mina Alexopoulos, Alexios Karapanos, Ioannis |
Reviewer: |
Petropoulos, Spyridon |
Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > CROP PRODUCTION NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > HORTICULTURE > VEGETABLE GROWING NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > PLANTS > FRUIT TREES |
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Abstract: |
A detailed description is provided for the main physiological processes that affect the postharvest life and behavior of fruits and vegetables after their harvesting. Special emphasis is placed on the physiological functions of the products that cause postharvest losses (respiration, water loss, injuries, etc.). Definition of ripening and senescence. Description of the physiological and metabolic processes related to ripening. Biosynthesis and the role of ethylene in the postharvest behavior of horticultural crops, with particular reference to ripening. The main physiological and metabolic changes caused at various stages of fruit ripening and postharvest are also presented.
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Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3339 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Passam, H., Tsantili, E., Christopoulos, M., Kafkaletou, M., Alexopoulos, A., & Karapanos, I. (2015). Changes in the physiology of horticultural crops after harvesting [Chapter]. In Passam, H., Tsantili, E., Christopoulos, M., Kafkaletou, M., Alexopoulos, A., & Karapanos, I. 2015. Postharvest Handling Of Fruits and Vegetables [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3339 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
Postharvest Handling Of Fruits and Vegetables |
Number of pages |
44 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |