Postharvest Oxidative Stress in Horticultural Crops

Abstract

* 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 Scald--A 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 * Water-Soluble Antioxidants * Enzymatic Antioxidant Systems * Antioxidants During Postharvest Storage * Conclusion and Directions for Future Research * Chapter 8. How Respiring Plant Cells Limit the Production of Active Oxygen Species * Introduction * Sites of Active Oxygen Species Production in the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain * Intracellular Oxygen Concentration * The Alternative Oxidase * The Plant Uncoupling Mitochondrial Protein * Q-Cycle Inhibitors * The Q Pool * Conclusion * Issues and Topics for Future Research * Chapter 9. Physiological Effects of Oxidative Stress in Relation to Ethylene in Postharvest Produce * Introduction * Ethylene Physiology in Postharvest * Future Directions * Chapter 10. Genetic Variation and Prospects for Genetic Engineering of Horticultural Crops for Resistance to Oxidative Stress Induced by Postharvest Conditions * Introduction * AOS Metabolism * Senescence, Ripening, and AOS Metabolism * Chilling Injuries of Fruits and Vegetables * Genetic Approaches: Are They Feasible? * Conclusion and Future Research * Chapter 11. Postharvest Treatments of Control Oxidative Stress in Fruits and Vegetables * Introduction * Control of Oxidative Injury Using Antioxidant Dips and Edible Coatings * Postharvest Treatments to Control Oxidant Injury in Fruits and Vegetables * Future Directions * Index * Reference Notes Included