Improving the Quality of Apples

Professor Fabrizio Costa, Dr Masoumeh Bejaei (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Dr Jennifer Arthur (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) , Dr Margaret A. Cliff (The University of British Columbia (Canada))

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
30 January 2024

Agricultural science; Sustainable agriculture; Agronomy & crop production; Horticulture

Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

Apples are one of the most highly consumed fruits globally, with estimations that almost 88 million tonnes of apples are produced worldwide each year. As a result of this popularity, consumers have extremely high expectations of the sensory quality of the apples they consume.

Improving the quality of apples provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research on the processes which determine the key quality attributes of apples, including texture and nutritional content. The book addresses how these properties can be enhanced during the pre- and postharvest stages to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction, as well as the role of breeding programmes in identifying genes directly related to sensory quality characteristics.

In its detailed exploration of the key quality attributes of apples, the book provides its readers with an insight into the science behind producing the ‘perfect’ product and how influential quality attributes are on consumer purchasing behaviours.

Contributions by: Dr Masoumeh Bejaei (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Dr Jennifer Arthur (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), Dr Margaret A. Cliff (The University of British Columbia (Canada)), Dr Hilde Nybom (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Edited by: Professor Fabrizio Costa
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 142
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781801463218
ISBN 10: 1801463212
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1 Quality attributes 1.Consumer perception of apple quality: Masoumeh Bejaei and Jennifer Arthur, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; and Margaret A. Cliff, The University of British Columbia, Canada; 2.Advances in understanding texture development in apples: Hilde Nybom, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; 3.Advances in understanding the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of apples: Gabriela Ploscuțanu, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, Romania; 4.Advances in understanding the development of antioxidant nutraceutical compounds in apples: Matteo Scampicchio, Free University of Bolzano, Italy; Part 2 Breeding and crop management to optimise quality 5.Breeding for fruit quality improvement in apple: Soon Li Teh, Washington State University, USA; Sarah Kostick, University of Minnesota, USA; and Kate Evans, Washington State University, USA; 6.Advances in understanding pre-harvest apple fruit development: Luigi Manfrini and Alessandro Bonora, Bologna University, Italy; 7.Advances in pre-harvest management of apple quality: J. A. Cline, University of Guelph, Canada; 8.Postharvest management of apple quality: Zora Singh, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Vijay Yadav Tokala, The Postharvest Education Foundation, USA; and Mahmood Ul Hasan and Andrew Woodward, Edith Cowan University, Australia;

Dr Fabrizio Costa is Associate Professor of Plant Genetics and Breeding in the Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environment (C3A) at the University of Trento, Italy. He was formerly a Senior Scientist at the Fondazione Edmund Mach where he was one of the team that published in 2010 the first complete sequenced genome of Golden Delicious, the well-known apple reference variety. Professor Costa is internationally renowned for his research on the genetics of fruit ripening and post-harvest quality. He is on the editorial boards of such journals as Fruit Research and the Journal of Experimental Botany, and is the Convenor of the 14th ISHS Symposium on Plant Regulators in Fruit Production in 2022. Dr Hilde Nybom is Professor Emerita at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. Dr Kate Evans is Professor of Horticulture at the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center at Washington State University, USA. Dr Luigi Manfrini focuses his research on application of new technologies and precision managements coupled with the effects of the environment on fruit tree physiology with the aim to develop new strategies to improve orchards sustainability maintaining high level of quality and yields. Dr Manfrini Currently involved in national and international projects addressing issues related to precision management implementation, sustainable fruit production and efficient resources use. Secretary of the EUFRIN Working Group on “Decision Support Systems”.