Novel Postharvest Treatments of Fresh Produce

Preserving quality, maintaining nutritional components, reducing storage losses, and alleviating chilling injury are the major challenges for the fresh produce industry. This book examines the shelf life, quality, physico-chemical and biochemical changes during the storage. It discusses the latest developments made in novel postharvest treatments, storage and packaging. The latest technologies such as nitric oxide, ozone, methyl Jasmonate, salicylic acid, oxalic acid, calcium and heat treatments are discussed at length with focus on physiology, biochemistry, nutritional aspects, quality and shelf life under storage.

Dr. Sunil Pareek born on 25th August, 1976 in India and graduated from SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner. He obtained Ph.D. in Horticulture (PHT) from Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, India. He joined MPUAT, Udaipur in 2005 and presently working as Assistant Professor (PHT) in Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, India. He is involved in teaching UG, PG and Ph.D. students with special focus on postharvest physiology, technology and processing of fruits. He has guided 7 M.Sc. and 2 Ph.D. students in PHT as major advisor. He has executed research projects supported by Indian Council of Agriculture Research, World Bank, Ministry of Tribal Development and Rajasthan Mission on Livelihood. Currently he is Co-Consortium Principal Investigator of National Agricultural Innovation Project on underutilized fruits, PI of AICRP Tuber Crops, PI of Processed Products Scheme, Co-PI of Integrated Farming Systems Project and Associated Scientist of Nitch Area of Excellence in Hi-tech Horticulture Project. He also provides E Training on PHT as resource person to the participants of 17 countries.