CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON FRUIT QUALITY AND POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - Climate Dynamics in Horticultural Science - page 257

CHAPTER 15
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON
FRUIT QUALITY AND POST-HARVEST
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
M. S. LADANIYA
Principal Scientist, National Research Centre for Citrus, P.B. No. 464,
Shankar Nagar P.O., Nagpur-440010, India; E-mail: msladaniya@gmail.
com
CONTENTS
Abstract ................................................................................................. 264
15.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 265
15.2 General Effects of Climate Change on Weather Parameters and
Atmosphere .................................................................................. 266
15.3 Beneficial Effects of Climate Change/Global Warming .............. 268
15.4 Pre-Harvest Factors that Affect Fruit Quality and Storage Ability .... 270
15.5 Impact of Climate Change on Some Fruits .................................. 272
15.6 Impact of Climate Change on Post-Harvest Management
Practices ....................................................................................... 277
15.7 Strategies to Tackle Climate Change Impact on Post-Harvest
Management ................................................................................. 280
15.8 Issues Related to Policy and Development .................................. 283
Keywords .............................................................................................. 284
References ............................................................................................. 284