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cuticles, 44
nutrient loss, 229
pesticides, 360
plant growth regulators, 370
water, 284
Mannheim, Beit-Halachmy and, studies, 143
Mansfield studies, 511
Marais studies, 195
Marcellin studies, 128
Mareczek, Leja and, studies, 102
Marin studies, 194, 208
Markakis studies, 206
Martel studies, 476
Martin-Belloso, Soliva and, studies, 310, 317, 332
Martinez and Whitaker studies, 311, 314
Mason studies, 326
Masson studies, 320
Masuda studies, 521
Matsufuji studies, 197
Matsumoto studies, 206
Mattheis, Fan and, studies, 66–67
Mattheis studies, 60, 69
Matthews, Goddard and, studies, 239
Matthews, McCarthy and, studies, 248
Maturity, 237–238, 447–448
Maturity, ripening, and quality relationships
basics, 55–56, 71
climacteric fruits, 69
cytokinins, 65
effects, 56–63
endogenous growth hormones, 63
ethylene, 63–65
exogenously applied hormones, 63–67
flavor, 59–61
gibberellic acid, 65–66
hormonal changes, 63–67
methylcyclopropene, 66–67
methyl jasmonate, 66
nonclimacteric fruits and vegetables, 67–69
nutritional quality, 61–62
quality deterioration, 69–71
respiratory metabolism, 67–69
shelf life, 62–63
texture, 56–59
Maul studies, 642
Mayer studies, 163
Mazza and Miniati studies, 203
McCarthy and Matthews studies, 248
McDonough studies, 255
McEvily studies, 314
McFecters, Camper and, studies, 318
McGlasson, Jobling and, studies, 60
McHugh and Senesi studies, 284, 314
McLaughlin, Frank and, studies, 284
McManus studies, 518
1-MCP, see 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)
Mechanical handling, 85–86
Mechanical injury
basics, 79–80, 103
detection, 91–92
enzymatic effects, 95–99
ethylene, 93–94
food additives, treatments, and preservation,
294
fresh-cut produce, 86
harvesting, 86–88
mechanical handling, 85–86
metabolic changes, 92–95
phenolic compounds, 94–95
respiration, 92–93
storage, 89–91
temperature effect, 100–103
texture, 99–100
tissue damage, 83–86
wounds, 80–85
Meheriuk and Lau studies, 284
Meir studies, 66
Melons
bacterial human pathogens, 421–423, 433
chilling, 624
chilling treatments, 247
flavor and volatile metabolism, 163
infection outbreaks, 404
microbial spoilage, 473–474
packaging, 129
spoilage microbiology, 406
Membrane lipids, 628–629
Mendez-Pinto studies, 195
Mendoza de Gives studies, 444
Merken and Beecher studies, 207
Merker studies, 445, 449, 451–452, 454
Metabiosis, 400
Metabolic changes, mechanical injury, 92–95
Metabolite accumulation, chilling, 628
Metabolites, see Microbial metabolites
1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), 66–67
Methyl jasmonate, 66
Meunier, Asther and, studies, 513
Meydani studies, 226
Michailides and Spotts studies, 447
Michel-Briand and Baysse studies, 520
Microbes, carbohydrates, 576–580
Microbial damage, bacteria, 446
Microbial metabolites
antibiotics, 518–519
antimicrobial agents, 518–522
bacteriocins, 520–521
basics, 506–507, 524
catalase, 507–508
cellulose-degrading enzymes, 510–512