Apples: Preharvest and Postharvest Technology

Owing to polymorphism, apple has extraordinary diversity. Depending on varieties, apple fruits can differ in colors and shades, and size. There are more than 10000 varieties of apple, which vary in taste, shape, juiciness, texture, color, firmness and other qualities. For this reason, apple has been diversely studied from time to time and many improvements have been made like that of introduction of high density cropping; rootstock breeding; or varietal development etc. Therefore it is important to understand and document the production ways and methods implemented over times for harvesting the maximum possible benefits of the crop. Apples: Preharvest & Postharvest Technology has documented all the production practice that are taken in practice with detailed illustration on varieties, rootstocks, important cultural practices and post harvest management. This book will therefore serve as a complete guide for apple production from farm to fork and will help students, scholars, researchers and scientists working in this domain. The book will benefit pomologists, horticulturalist, agricultural Scientists, food technologists, university scholars, researchers and college students.