Emerging Technologies for Shelf-Life Enhancement of Fruits

Basharat Nabi Dar, PhD, is a Visiting Scientist at the Department of Food Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He began his career in the Department of Food Technology at the Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, JK, India. He is a recipient of a CV Raman Fellow by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India, as well as a recipient of a UGC Research Award (2014-16) in the field of agricultural sciences. He has worked on a multimilliondollar research project on minor fruits and vegetables of Kashmir with the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. He is also associated with several other major research projects as Co-PI/member. Dr. Dar is a member of several professional international associations, including IFT, ASFFBC, WASET, ISEKI, and FSSAI. He has published more than 50 research and review papers in his field in various prestigious national and international journals and has presented papers in many conferences.

Focusing on new technological interventions involved in the postharvest management of fruits, this volume looks at the research on new and emerging techniques to maintain the quality of fruits from farm to table.

1. Diversity of Fruits 2. Factors Affecting the Postharvest Quality of Fruits 3. Microbial Spoilage of Fruits 4. Decontamination of Fruits by Non-Thermal Technologies 5. Modified Atmosphere Packaging as a Tool to Improve Shelf Life of Fruits 6. New Insight in Active Packaging of Fruits 7. Advances in Edible Coating for Improving the Shelf Life of Fruits 8. Approaches of Gamma Irradiation for Extending the Shelf Life of Fruits 9. Antimicrobials as Innovative Tool for Shelf-Life Enhancement of Fruits 10. Use of Chemicals for Shelf-Life Enhancement of Fruits 11. Ozone as a Shelf-Life Extender of Fruits 12. Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Fruits: An Overview on Storability and Quality 13. Techniques for Quality Estimation of Fruits 14. Safety Management of Fruits from Farm to Fork