Postharvest Biology and Nanotechnology of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers

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Content: Intro Title Page Copyright Page Contents Contributors Preface Chapter 1 Enhancing Food Security Through Postharvest Technology: Current and Future Perspectives 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Food Security: Changing Paradigms Linked to Food Quality and NCD Challenges 1.2.1 Population 1.2.2 Climate Change and Weather Patterns 1.2.3 Food, Water, and Energy Security 1.2.4 Choices in Increasing the World's Food Supply 1.2.5 Saving More of the Food that We Already Produce 1.2.6 Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food 1.2.7 Postharvest Technologies References Links. Chapter 2 Ripening and Senescence of Fleshy Fruits2.1 Introduction 2.2 Fruit Growth and Development 2.3 Climacteric and Non-climacteric Fruits 2.4 Metabolic and Physiological Changes During Fruit Ripening 2.4.1 Carbon Metabolism 2.4.2 Carotenoids and Flavonoids 2.4.3 Aromatic Compounds 2.5 Regulation of Fruit Ripening 2.6 Transcriptional Regulation of Fruit Ripening 2.7 Nitric Oxide and ROS Regulate Fruit Ripening and Senescence 2.8 Epigenetic Modulation of Ripening Regulators 2.9 Concluding Remarks Author Contribution and Acknowledgments References. Chapter 3 Ethylene Signal Transduction During Fruit Ripening and Senescence3.1 Introduction 3.2 Ethylene Biosynthesis 3.3 Membrane Lipid Catabolism during Ripening and Senescence 3.4 Phospholipase D and its Role in Plant Developmental Processes 3.4.1 PLD Gene Family and Classification 3.4.2 PLD Domain Architecture 3.4.3 Subcellular Localization of PLD 3.4.4 Changes in PLD During Growth, Development, and Ripening 3.5 Role of PLD in Growth and Development 3.5.1 Role of PLD During Nutrient Deficiency 3.5.2 Role of PLD in Hyperosmotic Stress 3.5.3 PLD Response During Wounding. 3.5.4 Role of PLD in Pathogenesis Responses3.5.5 PLD Activation by Oxidative Stress 3.5.6 PLD Regulation During Ripening and Senescence 3.6 Signal Transduction Sequences During Ripening 3.6.1 Ethylene Signaling 3.6.2 PLD-regulated Lipid Signaling 3.7 Function and Roles of Biomembrane in Signaling 3.7.1 Phosphatidylinositol Metabolism in Senescence 3.8 Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase: A Potential Link in Ethylene Signal Transduction 3.8.1 Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases in Plant Growth and Development 3.8.2 Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase: Intermediaries in Ethylene Signal Transduction. 3.9 C2 Domains of PLD and PI3K3.9.1 C2 Domain of PLD 3.9.2 C2 Domain of PI3K Acknowledgment References Chapter 4 Preharvest and Postharvest Technologies Based on Hexanal: An Overview 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Ripening and Senescence 4.3 Changes in Cell Membrane Structure and Properties 4.3.1 Phospholipid Catabolism 4.3.2 Phospholipase D 4.4 Hexanal-based Technologies 4.5 Compositions for Preharvest Sprays and Postharvest Dips of Fruits and Vegetables 4.6 Mechanism of Action of Hexanal 4.7 Summary of Treatments and Effects References Chapter 5 Nitric Oxide Signaling in Plants.