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Post-harvest Pathology (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
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Post-harvest Pathology (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Series: Plant Pathology in the 21st Century, 2
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As a collection of papers that includes material presented at the
2008 International Congress for Plant Pathology, this text features
research right at the leading edge of the field. The latest
findings are particularly crucial in their implications for fruit
production; an important market sector where in some areas up to 50
per cent of the crop can be lost after harvest. While post-harvest
fruit treatments with fungicides are the most effective means to
reduce decay, rising concerns about toxicity have led to the
development of alternative approaches to disease control, including
biological methods, the subject of three chapters of this book.
With several new techniques requiring modification of current
post-harvest practices, it is more important than ever to stay
abreast of the latest information. Other chapters deal with the
mechanisms of host fruit and vegetable resistance, fungal
pathogenicity factors and their relationship with the host
response, and a number of subjects related to disease assessments
before harvest as well as their relationship to the postharvest
treatment of fruits and vegetables. The book also includes several
useful case studies of crops such as kiwifruit and peaches, where
different approaches at the pre- and post-harvest levels are
combined to good effect. With food production issues gaining an
ever higher profile internationally, this text makes an important
contribution to the debate.
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