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Author:   Milind Ladaniya (Former Director and Mission Leader (Technology Mission on Citrus) ICAR - Central Citrus Research Institute India, India)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.470kg
ISBN:  

9780323993067

ISBN 10:   0323993060
Pages:   858
Publication Date:   25 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction 2. Commercial fresh citrus cultivars and producing countries 3. Postharvest losses 4. Pre-harvest factors affecting fruit quality and postharvest life 5. Fruit morphology, anatomy and physiology 6. Fruit Biochemistry 7. Growth, maturity, grade standards and physico-mechanical characteristics of fruit 8. Harvesting 9. Preparation for fresh fruit market 10. Packaging 11. Storage systems and response of citrus fruits 12. Transportation 13. Marketing and distribution 14. Irradiation 15. Postharvest diseases and their management 16. Alternative post-harvest disease management practices 17. Physiological disorders and their management 18. Post-harvest treatment for insect control 19. Fruit quality control, evaluation and analysis 20. Nutritive and Medicinal value of Citrus fruits 21. Biotechnological applications 22. World fresh citrus trade and quarantine issues 23. Impact of  climate change  and  Covid –19 pandemic on citrus fruit industry 

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Dr. Ladaniya has worked at ARS at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru and the National Research Centre for Citrus (NRCC), Nagpur. During his tenure as the Director, NRCC was upgraded by the ICAR to the level of Central Citrus Research Institute. He has made outstanding contributions in developing post-harvest protocols for fresh citrus fruits and has laid a foundation of systematic post-harvest research on citrus fruits. His efforts led to development of quality standards for citrus and most of his technologies find place in package of practices published by APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Products Export Development Authority of India, Ministry of Commerce, India) for Nagpur mandarin. He is the President of the Indian Society of Citriculture and was also a crop (Citrus) Co-ordinator in All India Co-ordinated Research Project for Fruits. A new Regional Research Centre for Citrus (RRCC) has been started at Biswanath Chariali, Assam by CCRI under his stewardship.

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