Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality

Author:   Shlomo Navarro ,  Shimshon Ben Yeoshua ,  Elizabeth A. Baldwin (USDA-ARS, Winter Haven, Florida, USA) ,  Ron Porat
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9780849319112


Pages:   552
Publication Date:   26 May 2005
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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This book answers the urgent need for an authoritative and informative volume exploring the significant influence of environmental issues on produce quality. It focuses on the most recent environmentally-friendly technologies, such as heat treatments and modified atmospheric packaging, developed to reduce spoilage and maintain the quality of produce. The book also includes related subjects such as the recent impact of fruits and vegetables on human health and the recent advances of genetic engineering in this field. Each of the book's 14chapters are written by individuals well qualified to review the progress being made in their areas of expertise. Each author is an eminent researcher who has the experience and necessary concern for the environment.

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Author:   Shlomo Navarro ,  Shimshon Ben Yeoshua ,  Elizabeth A. Baldwin (USDA-ARS, Winter Haven, Florida, USA) ,  Ron Porat
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780849319112


ISBN 10:   0849319110
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   26 May 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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...answers the urgent need for an authoritative and informative volume concerning the important influence of environmental issues on produce quality. ...Its [15] chapters are written by individuals well qualified to review the progress being made in their areas of expertise. ...I am confident that any reader concerned with nontoxic preservation of food, and its effects on the quality of our life will find this book a significant contribution to the field. -From the Preface by Eric E. Conn, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, member of the United States Academy of Science.


answers the urgent need for an authoritative and informative volume concerning the important influence of environmental issues on produce quality. Its [15] chapters are written by individuals well qualified to review the progress being made in their areas of expertise. I am confident that any reader concerned with nontoxic preservation of food, and its effects on the quality of our life will find this book a significant contribution to the field. -From the Preface by Eric E. Conn, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, member of the United States Academy of Science.


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