An introductory chapter on world trade in fruits, vegetables and ornamentals and postharvest
losses and technology is followed by chapters on plant composition; physiological and …

Increasing loss of conventional fungicides due to pathogen resistance and general unacceptability
in terms of public and environmental risk have favoured the introduction of integrated …

The effect of the new anti-ethylene compound 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) in combination
with polyethylene bags on the ripening of harvested banana fruit was investigated. 1-MCP …

Abstract Effects of exogenously applied abscisic acid (ABA) on ethyleneproduction rate,
phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) enzyme activity, andanthocyanin and phenolic …

The mature longan fruit (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) is small (ca. 1.5–2 cm diameter), conical,
heart-shaped or spherical in shape and light brown in colour. It has a thin, leathery and …

Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) is a subtropical to tropical fruit of high commercial value in
international trade. However, harvested litchi fruit rapidly lose their bright red skin colour. Peel …

Strawberry cv. Everest fruit were treated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) at various
concentrations from 0 to 1000 nl/l for 2 h at 20C. They were then kept individually in closed but …

Grevillea ‘Crimson Yul-lo’ inflorescences have cut flower potential, but their vase life is short.
End of vase life is characterized by early wilting. The possibility of physiologically mediated …

The potential for the ethylene binding inhibitor, 1-methylcyclopropene, to delay ripening of ‘Hass’
avocado, ‘African Pride’ custard apple, ‘Kensington Pride’ mango and ‘Solo’ papaya …

The effect of bagging of mango (Mangifera indica) fruit was evaluated in order to improve fruit
quality of late maturing cultivars. In 1993/1994, fruit of the `Keitt' cultivar were bagged with …