Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers

INDEX 475
LePLDα3 (AY013253), 213–214
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), 16, 152
Liliaceae plant family, 53
Lilies, 17
Lime (Citrus aurantifolia), 12
Linolenic acid, 39
Lipids, 23–25
composition, of cell membranes, 196
genetic manipulation of the, 375–376
during senescence, 444
degradation products, accumulation and its impact,
199
peroxidation of, 89
triglycerides, 38
Lipolytic acyl hydrolase (LAH), 197, 200
Lipoxygenases (LOX), 40, 89, 200
Listeria monocytogenes, 253, 433
Litchi (Litchi chinensis), 13
Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.), 305
Lithospermum sp., 345
Lizianthus, 4
Lobivia rauschii, 107
Longan (Dimocarpus longan), 13
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica), 11, 150
Lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium), 12
L-(+)tartaric acid, 25
Lycopene, 21, 282
synthesis, 247
Lycopersicon esculentum, 127
Lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), 450
Macular degeneration, 2
MaExp1, 145
Maillard reaction, 398
Maize (Z. mays), 294
Malanga (Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Araceae), 17
Malate, metabolism of, 34
Maleic hydrazide, 406
Malic acids, 21, 25
Malonic acid pathway, 261
Maltodextrins, 184
Malvaceae family, 53
Mandarin (Citrus reticulata or Citrus nobilis), 12
Mango (Mangifera indica), 13–14, 48, 152, 305
cDNAcoding for, 384
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), 13
“Manila” mangoes, 253
Mannan transglycosylases, 174, 176
Matrix attachment region (MAR), 375
Matrix glycans
depolymerization of, 169
solubilization, 169
MdERS1 transcripts, 129
MDG-ERS1(Nr) transgenes, 134
Medicago sativa, 381
Melons (Cucumis melo), 16, 48, 251
Membrane deterioration, in flowers, 69
Metalloproteinase (At2-MMP), 101
Metalloproteinase (CSL-MMP), 96
Methionine (Met), 321
2-methyl-1, 3-butadiene (isoprene), 41
2-methyl butanol, 403
1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), 55, 58, 63, 277, 326,
445, 455
1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) technology
absorption process, 140, 142
impact, 139
quality of fresh-cut products, 153–154
in reducing physiological disorders, 148–150
registration and application, 140–142
in responding to pathogens, 150–152
responses of climateric fruit
apple, 142–144
avocado, 145
bananas, 145–146
peach and nectarine, 146–147
pear, 146
plum, 147
tomato, 147–148
tropical fruits, 148
responses of nonclimacteric fruit, 141–142
for vegetables, 152
6-methyl-5-heptene-2-one, 41
Methyl jasmonate (MJ), 455–456
5-methylthioribose (MTR), 321
5-methylthioribose-1-phosphate (MTR-P), 322
Mevalonic acid (MVA), 447
Microfibrils, 22
MiExpA1, 146, 178
Miniroses, 17
Mitochondria, 41
Mitochondrial proteins, 112
Moderate vacuum packaging (MVP), 311
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), 306–307
Molecular farming, 383–384
Monilinia laxa, 152
Monodehydroascorbate (MDHA), 457
Monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), 38,
450, 458
Monoterpenes, 21, 42–43, 448
Moraceae family, 13
MRNAs, 70
Mung bean (Phaseolus aureus or Vigna radiata), 17
Musaceae family, 14
Muskmelon (C. melo L var. reticulatus Naud), 304
Mycorrhizal fungi. See Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(AMF)
Mycotoxins, 418
Myrtaceae family, 13
NahG, 102–103
Naringenin chalcone, 267
Navel orange (Citrus sinensis), 12
NBD (2,5-norbornadiene), 55