Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers

476 INDEX
N-carbamoyl-Put, 320
ND860-2, 401
Near-infrared spectroscopy, 419
Nectarines, 11, 150
response to 1-MCP, 146–147
Nemesia strumosa, 135
Neochlorogenic acid (3-caffeoylquinic acid), 262
Never ripe (NR) tomatoes, 61
Niagara (green), 12
Nicotiana sylvestris, 99
Nicotiana tabacum, 102, 331
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), 31
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
(NADPH), 287, 446
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
(NADPH)-dependent dihydroflavonol 4-
reductase (DFR), 268
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
(NADPH)-dependent malate dehydrogenase,
25
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide plus hydrogen
(NADH), 31
Nicotine, 323
Nitric oxide (NO) gas, 56
Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) chip, 424
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria (Azospirillium), 362
Nomadic’s SensíQ R○ formats, 422
Nonclimacteric fruits, 19, 325, 374
Norbornadiene (NBD), 61
North American grapes (Vitis labrusca and Vitis
rotundifolia), 12
NPT gene, 222
NR (LeETR3) mRNA, 128
Nutraceutical properties, 301
Nutritional components, in fruits and their changes
during storage
antioxidant activity, 456–457
controlled temperature and, 458–459
growth regulator treatments and, 459–460
harvest maturity and, 457
storage temperature and, 457–458
changes in sugars, 460–462
impact of storage temperature, 453–454
phenolics and anthocyanins, 452–453
in controlled atmosphere storage, 454–455
growth regulator treatments and, 455–456
O-benzoquinones, 270
3-O-caffeoylshikimic acid (dactylifric acid), 273
Octyl acetate, 48
1-octylcyclopropene, 55
ODC inhibitors, 324
O-dihydroxyphenols, 270
O-glucosylation, 64
Olive fruit cell wall, 176
Olives, California Black Ripe processing
of, 180
Onion (Allium cepa), 14
Orange vegetables, 2
Orchidaceae family, 53
Orchids, 17
ORE9, 99
Organic acids, 21, 25
Organoleptic characters, development of, 26
Organoleptic measurements, 313
Organosulfur compounds, 13
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, 324
Ornithine-dependent Put production, 320
Ornithogalum virens, 89
O3-treated fruit, 309
Oxalic acid, 25
Oxalidaceae members, 25
Oxidative stress-related hyperglycemia and
complications, 345
2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (2-OGDC),
112
Oxygen uptake, by the skin tissue, 35
Ozone treatment, effect of, 309
Pachystachus, 53
Paclitaxel (Taxol), 282
Palmaceae family, 14
Palmitic acid, 24
Papaya (Carica papaya), 13, 152
enzyme activities in fresh cut, 180
irradiated, 186
structural solubilization and depolymerization of
pectin, 175
treated with 1-MCP, 154
Parathion, 438
Pareoxon, 438
Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), 15
Parthenocarpic fruits, 381
Passion fruit (Passiflo a edulis), 128
Pat-2 ovaries, 324
P5C, 350
PcAFS1 expression, 150
Pc-ETR5, 130
Pc-ETR1amRNAaccumulation, 130
P-coumarate 3 ′ -hydrolase (C3H), 266
Pea, 89
Peaches, 150, 183
P. persica L., 308
Prunus persica, 11, 130
response to 1-MCP, 146–147
Peanuts (Arachis hypogea), 17
Pea (Pisum sativum), 8, 17, 294
Pear (Pyrus communis), 11, 152
effect of heat treatments, 252
response to 1-MCP, 146
superficial scald in, 150
Pear (Pyrus communis cv. Passe-Crassane) fruit, 130
Pectate lyases, 172
Pectin esterase (PE), 172