Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers

INDEX 469
Biosensor-based technologies
array formats, 433–435
chip chemistry, 423–424
electrochemical sensors, 428–433
elements commonly used in, 420
ideal characteristics of a, 421, 423
immunobiosensor, 425–428
legislation, 435–436
main components, 419
schematic representation of, 422
transducers commonly used, 421
Biox-A TM , 408
Bird-of-paradise (Strelizia reginae), 65
Bitter gourd (melon) (Momordica charantia), 16
Bitter orange (Citrus aurantium), 12
“Blackamber” plum (Prunus salicina Lindell), 304
Blackberry, 11
Black gram (Phaseolus mungo or Vigna mungo), 17
Blueberries, 21
Bombaceae family, 13
Boston lettuce, 16
Botrytis cinerea, 151, 185, 329
Botulinum toxin, 431
Brassica oleracea (boers), 75
Brassinosteroids, 65, 107
Brazil nut (Betholletia excelsa), 378
Breadfruit, 19
Britain, 4
Broad bean (Vicia faba), 17
Broccoli, 2, 8, 15, 152, 198–199, 248, 459
Bromeliaceae family, 14
Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) gene product, 73
Buttercup squash (C. maxima var. turbaniformis),
16
BZIP gene family, 101
C. gloeosporioides, 152
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea), 8, 15
Cab transcript, 90
Cacti, 17
Cadaverine, 321
Caenorhabditis elegans, 62, 86
Caffeic acid, 262
Caffeoyl tartaric acid, 47
Calcium, 24
role in activation of PLD, 207–208
signaling, 89
Calcium chloride, 242
C6 aldehydes, 48
Calmodulin-binding protein (CaM-BP), 182
Campanula carpatica, 75
Campanulaceae family, 53
Campesterol, 23
CaMV 35S promoter, 75, 134, 222
Canadian floriculture products, 4
Cancer, relation with low fruit intake, 346
Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo), 302
Cantaloupe melon (C. melo Lvarreticulatus), 311
Capsicum annuum, 368
Carbaryl (carbamate), 438
Carbofuran (carbamate), 438
Carbohydrates, 21, 378–379
Carbon disulfide (CS2), 404
Carboxymethylcellulose, 184
Cardiovascular diseases, 2
Caricaceae family, 13
Carnation cultivars, 54
Carnation flowers (Dianthus caryophyllus), 4, 17,
132, 328
phospholipid content, 196
Carotene, 21
B-carotene, 282–283, 286, 382
Carotenoid accumulation, in fruits, 282–283
Carotenoid biosynthesis, 283–286
Carotenoids, 2, 21, 44
Carrot (Daucus carota var. sativa), 15
Carrots (Daucus carota L.), 2, 152, 308
Caryophyllaceae family, 53, 54
Caspases, 87, 88
Cassava or tapioca (Manihot esculenta, Manihot
dulcis), 17, 19
Catalase (CAT), 342
Catawba (red), 12
Catechin, 47
Cauliflower, 2, 8
B. oleracea var. botrytis, 15
CBF homolog genes, 377
C40 carotene, 380
Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), 15
Celery (Apium graveolens var. dulce), 15
Celery roots. See Celeriac
Cellular changes, during senescence
degenration of chloroplasts, 92
degradation of mitochondria, 92
degradation of other organelles, 92–95
Cellulase isoforms, 26
Cellulose chains, 22
Cellulose microfibrils, 164
Cell wall, structural deterioration of
enzymatic regulation
of galactose loss during ripening, 173
of polyuronide depolymerization, 169–172
enzymatic solubilization of other polysaccharide
components, 173–177
fruit softening and, 163
matrix glycan solubilization, 169
membrane lipid catabolism during senescence,
197–208
pectin solubilization, 167–168
phospholipase D
antisense suppression of PLD alpha expression,
221–231
characterictics of, 208–210
cloning of, 210–221