Contents Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth) Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.

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1 Contents Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) S Ketsa, Kasetsart University, Thailand and R E Paull, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA - Maturity and quality components - Harvesting practices - Postharvest operations Melon (Cucumis melo L.) M E Saltveit, University of California, Davis, USA - Postharvest handling factors affecting fruit quality Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth) O Duarte, National Agrarian University, La Molina, Peru - Fruit development and post harvest physiology - Pre harvest factors affecting quality - Post harvest handling practices - Conclusion Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) A Carrillo-López, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico and E M Yahia, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico - Fruit growth, development and maturation - Preharvest conditions and postharvest handling factors affecting quality

2 Olive (Olea europaea L.) C H Crisosto and L Ferguson, University of California, USA and G Nanos, University of Thessaly, Greece - Harvest operations - Packinghouse handling practices - Grades and standards for processed olives - Recommended storage and shipping conditions Papaya (Carica papaya L.) S P Singh, Curtin University of Technology, Australia and D V Sudhakar Rao, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India - Maturity indices - Postharvest factors affecting fruit quality - Postharvest pathological disorders - Postharvest insect-pests and phytosanitary treatments Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sim.) W C Schotsmans, Institute of Agricultural Research and Technology, Spain and G Fischer, National University of Colombia, Colombia - Pre harvest factors affecting fruit quality - Postharvest physiology and quality - Crop losses Pecan (Carya illinoiensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch.) A A Gardea and M A Martínez-Téllez, Research Center for Food and Development and E M Yahia, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico

3 - Nutritional value of pecan nuts - Harvesting, handling and storage - Current quality grading system - In-shell and shelled pecan - Description of main quality attributes - Storage - Postharvest physiology factors affecting nut quality - Potential improvement in handling Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) A B Woolf, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, New Zealand and R Ben-Arie, Israel Fruit Growers Association, Israel - Maturity, quality at harvest and phytonutrients - Preharvest factors affecting postharvest fruit quality - Postharvest handling factors affecting fruit quality Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) A Hassan and Z Othman, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia and J Siriphanich, Kasetsart University, Thailand - Physical and biochemical changes during maturation and ripening - Postharvest factors affecting quality Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) M Kashaninejad, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran and L G Tabil, University of Saskatchewan, Canada - Postharvest pathology and mycotoxin contamination of fresh pistachio nuts of dried pistachio nuts

4 Pitahaya (pitaya) (Hylocereus spp.) F Le Bellec and F Vaillant, Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CIRAD), France - Uses and market - Botany, origin and morphology - Cropping system - Cultivation techniques - Pests and diseases - Quality components and indices Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora L.) M Vizzotto and L Cabral, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) and A Santos Lopes, Federal University of Pará, Brazil - Postharvest physiology - Maturity and quality components and composition Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) M Erkan, Akdeniz University, Turkey and A A Kader, University of California, Davis, USA Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) M M Wall, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), USA, D Sivakumar, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and L Korsten, University of Pretoria, South Africa

5 Salak (Salacca zalacca (Gaertner) Voss) S Supapvanich, Kasetsart University, Thailand, R Megia, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia and P Ding, University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia - Changes in quality components during maturation - Postharvest factors and physiological disorders affecting fruit quality - Postharvest pathology and entomology Sapodilla (Manilkara achras (Mill) Fosb., syn Achras sapota, L.) E M Yahia and F Guttierrez-Orozco, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico - Maturity and quality components and índices Soursop (Annona muricata L.) M A Coêlho de Lima and R E Alves, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil - Fruit growth and ripening Star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito L.) E M Yahia and F Guttierrez-Orozco, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico

6 Sugar apple (Annona squamosa L.) and atemoya (A. cherimola Mill. x A. squamosa L.) C Wongs-Aree, King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) and S Noichinda, King Mongkut s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand - Maturity - Diseases, insect pests and their control Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum (Cav.)) W C Schotsmans, Institute of Agricultural Research and Technology, Spain, A East, Massey University and A Woolf, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, New Zealand - Postharvest physiology and quality - Crop losses Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) E M Yahia, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico and N K-E Salih, Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan - Fruit growth and ripening - Pre-harvest factors affecting fruit quality - Diseases and pests and their control Wax Apple (Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. and L.M. Perry) and related species Z-H Shü, Meiho University, Taiwan, C-C Hsieh and H-L Lin, National Chung-hsing University, Taiwan - Maturity, quality components and indices

7 White sapote (Casimiroa edulis Llave & Lex) E M Yahia and F Guttierrez-Orozco, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico - Maturation and quality components and indices