Horticultural Reviews (Volume 20)

HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS, Volume 20......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 9
Dedication: Charlotte S. Pratt......Page 11
1: Technologies for Nondestructive Quality Evaluation of Fruits and Vegetables......Page 15
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 16
II. DENSITY......Page 20
III. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES......Page 23
IV. ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES......Page 49
V. ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES......Page 105
VI. STATISTICAL METHODS......Page 108
VII. OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 109
LITERATURE CITED......Page 113
2: Texture of Fresh Fruit......Page 135
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 136
II. WHAT IS FRUIT TEXTURE?......Page 137
III. CELLULAR BASIS OF TEXTURE......Page 141
IV. FOOD-MOUTH INTERACTIONS......Page 160
V. CONSUMER AWARENESS AND ATTITUDES......Page 171
VI. WHY MEASURE TEXTURE?......Page 173
VII. METHODS FOR MEASURING TEXTURE......Page 175
VIII. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TEXTURE......Page 201
IX. TEXTURE DISORDERS......Page 211
X. CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 215
LITERATURE CITED......Page 216
3: The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Plant Science......Page 239
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 240
II. THEORY OF MR IMAGING......Page 241
III. MRI......Page 250
IV. ARTIFACTS......Page 273
V. CONCLUSIONS......Page 275
LITERATURE CITED......Page 277
4: Postharvest Technology and Utilization of Almonds......Page 285
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 286
II. KERNEL ANALYSIS......Page 291
III. POSTHARVEST OPERATIONS......Page 295
IV. UTILIZATION......Page 300
V. FUTURE PROSPECTS......Page 308
LITERATURE CITED......Page 310
Subject Index......Page 331
Cumulative Subject Index......Page 333
Cumulative Contributor Index......Page 355
color plates......Page 251