Chitosan in the preservation of agricultural commodities. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Silvia Bautista-Baños, Gianfranco Romanazzi, Antoinio Jiménez-Aparicio.
• Editors: Bautista-Baños, Silvia; Romanazzi, Gianfranco; Jiménez Aparicio, Antonio R
• Contents: PART 1. CHITOSAN OBTENTION AND NEW MATERIALS BASED-CHITOSAN Chapter 1. Chemical Characteristics and Functional Properties of Chitosan Chapter 2. New Bioactive Biomaterials Based on Chitosan PART 2. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY, AND MODE OF ACTION OF CHITOSAN Chapter 3. Application of Chitosan in Fresh and Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables Chapter 4. Chitosan Protection From Rice Diseases Chapter 5. Integrated Application of Chitosan Coating with Different Postharvest Treatments in the Control of Postharvest Decay and Maintenance of Overall Fruit Quality Chapter 6. Use of Chitosan to Control Postharvest Decay of Temperate Fruit: Effectiveness and Mechanisms of Action Chapter 7. Chitosan and Its Derivatives as Active Ingredients Against Plant Pests and Diseases Chapter 8. Prospects for the Use of Chitosan and Other Alternatives in Ornamental Conservation Chapter 9. Morphological and Ultrastructural Modifications of Chitosan-Treated Fungal Phytopathogens PART 3. BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF CHITOSAN Chapter 10. Biochemical Aspects of the Chitin Fungicidal Activity in Agricultural Uses Chapter 11. Chitosan and Changes in Gene Expression During Fruit-Pathogen Interaction at Postharvest Stage PART 4. CHITOSAN BIO-NANOCOMPOSITES Chapter 12. Chitosan-Based Bionanocomposites: Development and Perspectives in Food and Agricultural Applications Chapter 13. Biological Activity of Chitosan Nanoparticles Against Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (384 pages)
• Subjects: 664.0287; Food preservatives; Chitosan
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128027578; 0128027576
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