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List of contents
About the Editor , Contributors , Preface , Chapter 1. Overview: Oxidative Stress and Postharvest Produce , Active Oxygen Species , General AOS Activity , AOS Generation , Conclusion , Chapter 2. Postharvest Response of Horticultural Products to Ozone , Introduction , Ozone Chemistry , Physiological Effects on Plants , Postharvest Use on Fresh Produce , Conclusion and Topics for Further Research , Chapter 3. Low Temperature As a Causative Agent of Oxidative Stress in Postharvest Crops , Introduction , Chilling Injury , Low-Temperature Sweetening , Low-Temperature Stress-Related Quality Defects , Temperature Preconditioning to Inhibit Low-Temperature Oxidative Stress , Conclusion , Issues and Topics for Further Research , Chapter 4. Effects of Storage Conditions and Postharvest Procedures on Oxidative Stress in Fruits and Vegetables , Introduction , Maturity at Harvest , Storage Duration , Storage Temperature , Postharvest Water Loss , Controlled and Modified Atmospheres , Ethylene , Irradiation , Future Directions , Chapter 5. Superficial ScaldA Postharvest Oxidative Stress Disorder , Chemistry of Scald , Scald and Oxidative Stress Theories , Ethylene and Scald , Postharvest Scald Treatments to Control Oxidative Stress , Conclusion and Future Research Direction , Chapter 6. Oxidative Stress Affecting Fruit Senescence , Introduction , Oxidative Stress , Factors Affecting Oxidative Stress and Senescence , Recent Research into Fruit Oxidative Stress , Conclusion , Issues for Further Research , Chapter 7. Antioxidants , Introduction , Lipid-Soluble Membrane-Associated Antioxidants
Summary
Written by mostly North American agricultural research scientists, post-harvest plant physiologists, plant geneticists, nutritional scientists, and others, the volume's eleven chapters address the factors inducing oxidative stress in post-harvest crops; the effects of oxidative stress on post-harves
