{"product_id":"instant-insights-elhadi-m-yahia-9781786769732","title":"Instant Insights: Fruit Losses and Waste","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on fruit losses and waste.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first chapter reviews the magnitude of losses and waste of fruit and vegetables as well as key issues in estimating losses. It provides a detailed assessment of the main causes of losses and waste together with strategies for their prevention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second chapter assesses the adoption of new, non-destructive technologies as a way of measuring harvest maturity and improving sorting operations to minimise the risk of product loss and waste. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe third chapter outlines the importance of harvest management of apples and considers the importance of various factors associated with fruit physiology, maturation and ripening to reduce losses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fourth chapter reviews existing research in the preservation of fruit quality and reduction of post-harvest damage and loss by adopting suitable technologies and knowledge during post-harvest operation, storage management, transportation and marketing of mango fruit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final chapter explores the advantages and disadvantages of cultivating ripening-impaired tomato mutants. It describes how controlling tomato diseases in both pre- and postharvest operations can help avoid fruit losses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elhadi M. Yahia,Jorge Fonseca,Peter Toivonen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786769735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786769732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Elhadi M. Yahia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445710762239,"sku":"9781786769732","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_743c28b3-f9dd-448b-b495-3f50e385ded7.jpg?v=1777220171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/instant-insights-elhadi-m-yahia-9781786769732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}