Preharvest and Postharvest Factors Improving Horticultural Crops Quality and Shelf-Life - Hardcover

by Yang Bi (Guest Editor), Yongcai Li (Guest Editor), Di Gong (Guest Editor)

The quality and safety of fresh horticultural products involves their own development, environmental factors, and interactions with postharvest pathogens. Effective pre- and post-harvest techniques play a key role in improving the quality of fresh horticultural products, and this reprint focuses on the understanding of the pre- and post-harvest factors that affect postharvest quality, disease, ripening and senescence, and the shelf life of horticultural crops. This reprint contains papers from the aspects of field management and pre- and post-harvest treatments, and new methods are proposed to improve the quality and shelf life of different fresh horticultural products.