Sustainable Production and Postharvest Handling of Avocado

Prof Elhadi M. Yahia (Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro)

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
28 March 2023

Agricultural science; Sustainable agriculture; Agronomy & crop production; Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques; Horticulture

Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

Avocado is one of the world’s most economically important subtropical/tropical fruit crops, ranking fourth in export value behind bananas, grapes and apples. In the past 20 years, global avocado production has increased dramatically, with production now occurring in over 70 countries as a result of increased consumer demand.

This growth in production and consumer demand has been attributed to the fruit’s remarkable sensory, nutritional and nutraceutical properties. However, continued growth of the sector depends on optimising these properties, as well as improving the sustainability of pre-harvest cultivation and post-processing operations in the face of several challenges, including climate change.

Built on a lifetime’s experience from one of the world’s leading experts in the field, Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado considers how the avocado value chain can be optimised to achieve this growth. The book includes seven chapters which each offer a detailed insight into different elements of avocado production, covering topics such as nutritional compounds and health benefits, cultivars, growing techniques, pest and disease management, as well as post-harvest physiology and treatment and handling.

Written by a world-renowned expert, Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado will be a standard reference for commercial avocado growers, producers, processors and retailers, university and other researchers in tropical fruit science, as well as government and other private sector agencies supporting the sustainable production of avocados.

By: Prof Elhadi M. Yahia (Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro)
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 157
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781801467254
ISBN 10: 1801467250
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Pages: 358
Publication Date: 28 March 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1.Avocado: an introduction to the fruit and its pre- and post-harvest processing 2.Nutritional components, health benefits and medicinal uses of avocado 3.The global avocado industry 4.Advances in pre-harvest management of avocado 5.Advances in post-harvest physiology, treatment and handling of fresh avocado 6.Advances in processing of avocado products 7.Trading and marketing of avocado

Professor Elhadi M. Yahia is Emeritus Professor (Investigador Nacional Emerito) at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico. He is also a Courtesy Professor at the University of Florida, USA. Professor Yahia has published 20 books in 3 languages and more than 400 book chapters and articles on post-harvest handling of fresh produce. He has worked at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) where he helped launch the Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. He has served as a consultant to many organizations such as the FAO, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), USAID, USDA and ICARDA. He is member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, The Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi) and The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) of the World Food Logistics Organization.