Packaging and Storage of Fruits and Vegetables: Emerging Trends

by Tanweer Alam (Editor)

Overview

This new volume shares a plethora of valuable information on the recent advances in packaging and storage technologies used for quality preservation of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781774638422
Publisher:	Apple Academic Press
Publication date:	07/08/2024
Series:	Postharvest Biology and Technology
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tanweer Alam, PhD, is Director of the Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai, India. Before joining IIP, he was a member of the teaching faculty at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, SHUATS, Allahabad, and Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. He has been working for more than a decade at different academic institutions and is also involved in the teaching of graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students. His doctoral research work at the prestigious National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India, was based on modified atmosphere packaging of food products. He visited the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, under a faculty exchange program funded by the European Union under the East-West Food Project. He has participated in INTERPACK, Dusseldorf, Germany, and was a jury member for the Asia Star and World Star awards. Dr. Alam has organized several national and international conferences and workshops for promoting the packaging industry. He has published research and technical articles in high-impact refereed journals and has delivered invited lectures both in India and abroad. He has also published book chapters and has edited dozens of proceedings and technical souvenirs. He is Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Dairy Science and the Journal of Postharvest Technology, Managing Editor of the Journal of Packaging Technology and Research, and an editorial board member of the magazine Processed Food Industry.

Table of Contents

1. Physicochemical and Physiological Changes During Storage 2. Quality Characteristics of Packaging Materials and Containers Used for Storage of Fresh Produce 3. Packaging and Storage of Fruits and Vegetables for Quality Preservation 4. Biodegradable Packaging: A Sustainable Approach for Packaging of Fruits and Vegetables 5. Edible Coating for Improvement of Horticulture Crops 6. Active Packaging of Fruits and Vegetables: Quality Preservation and Shelf-Life Enhancement 7. Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Horticultural Products 8. Storage of Fruits and Vegetables: An Overview 9. Characterization of Modern Cold Storage for Horticulture Crops 10. Sanitation and Hygiene Process in Storage 11. Insect Pest Infestation During Storage of Fruits and Vegetables 12. Postharvest Diseases in Fruits and Vegetables During Storage