Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
CABI Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-85199-267-9 (ISBN)
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The transportation and storage of fresh fruit and vegetables is an international operation for which the available technology must be used to ensure that produce reaches the consumer in the best possible condition. The use of controlled atmospheric conditions, as a way of reducing the use of chemical preservatives and pesticides, has great potential for the reduction of postharvest losses and the maintenance of nutritive value and organoleptic characteristics. The proper application of controlled atmosphere storage is likely to have as great an impact as the introduction of refrigeration technology a century earlier, yet its potential is only just becoming appreciated, despite its use for apples for many years. In this book, the author reviews and condenses the large amount of research on controlled atmosphere storage, going back more than 80 years, in order to provide the most comprehensive reference source on this topic. It traces the history of the technique and the range of conditions currently in use for different fruit and vegetables, and their effect on flavour, quality and physiology. The influence of pests and diseases, environmental factors such as mixtures of gases, and packaging are then described and the recommended controlled atmosphere conditions for a wide range of crops is provided. This book is essential reading for horticultural researchers and food industry staff concerned with transportation, storage and quality. In addition, it is a valuable reference source for students of horticulture, agriculture, engineering, food science and technology, and food marketing, as well as regulatory bodies and consumer groups.
Anthony Keith Thompson is currently a Visiting Professor at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in Thailand and was formally: Professor of Plant Science, University of Asmara, Eritrea; Professor of Postharvest Technology and Head of Department, Cranfield University, UK; Team Leader, EU project at the Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company; Principal Scientific Officer, Tropical Products Institute, London; Postharvest Expert for the UN in the Sudan, Yemen and Korea for the Food and Agriculture Organization, Ghana and Sri Lanka for the International Trade Centre and Gambia for the World Bank; Advisor to the British, Jamaican and Colombian Governments in postharvest technology of fruit and vegetables; Research Fellow in Crop Science, University of the West Indies, Trinidad; Demonstrator in Biometrics at University of Leeds. He has also worked as a consultant for various commercial and government organisations across the world. Professor Thompson has published over 100 journal papers and numerous scientific textbooks over the course of his career.
1: Introduction 2: Current Use of Controlled Atmosphere Storage for Fruit and Vegetables 3: The Effect of Controlled Atmosphere Storage on Flavour, Quality and Physiology 4: The Effect of Controlled Atmosphere Storage on Pests and Diseases 5: The Influence of Environmental Factors on Controlled Atmosphere Storage 6: Modified Atmosphere Packaging 7: Recommended Controlled Atmosphere Storage Conditions for Selected Crops
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.1998 |
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| Verlagsort | Wallingford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85199-267-6 / 0851992676 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85199-267-9 / 9780851992679 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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