Fruit and Vegetable Quality

SECTION TWO

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

CONTEXT

• Genetic factors contribute to variation in quality of a fruit or
  vegetable.


• Cultural and environmental factors in the field limit quality
  potential during marketing and distribution.


• Handling and storage techniques have been designed to minimize
  quality losses between harvest and purchase.

OBJECTIVES

• To describe factors before and after harvest that affect the storage
  quality of apples.


• To present potential chemical markers for environmental factors
  that affect the postharvest quality of vegetables.


• To describe the interaction of physiological processes and
  environmental conditions during storage of fresh vegetables as it
  affects product quality.