Meet the editor

Professor Md. Ahiduzzaman, Ph.D., obtained a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1993, an MSc in Energy Systems and Management from University of Flensburg, Germany, in 2006, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh, in 2011. He completed his postdoctoral studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. He was awarded a DAAD Schol-

arship (Germany) and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Canada). Dr. Ahiduzzaman has been researching and teaching in the field of agricultural engineering, focusing on the processing of field crops, the processing technology of fruits and vegetables, drying technology, renewable energy, and framework development for greenhouse gas mitigation policies in agriculture and other sectors. He has experience working in multi-organizational and interdisciplinary teams, evaluating research, and developing projects in the agricultural engineering sector. He has more than sixty publications in scientific journals and several books and book chapters to his credit. He has had a distinguished academic and research career for more than twenty-four years.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Ryusuke Oishi*

*and Chigozie E. Ofoedu*

*and Barkat Hussain*

**Section 3**

**Section 2**

Crops in Developing Countries

**Preface XI**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Postharvest Preservation Technology for Field Crops **23**

**Chapter 2 25**

**Chapter 3 45**

Postharvest Disease Management of Fruits and Vegetables **83**

**Chapter 4 85**

**Chapter 5 109**

**Chapter 6 127**

Challenges and Measures to Recapitalise Handling of Postharvest

Postharvest Preservation Technology of Cereals and Legumes *by Theophilus M. Ikegwu, Clement C. Ezegbe, Chioke A. Okolo* 

Stored Grain Pests and Current Advances for Their Management *by Rayees Ahmad, Shafiya Hassan, Showkat Ahmad, Syed Nighat,* 

Robotic Heat Treatments for Mango and Prickly Pear Increase

Postharvest Diseases of Vegetable Crops and Their Management *by Atma Nand Tripathi, Shailesh Kumar Tiwari and Tushar Kanti Behera*

Hot Water Treatment Technology-Updates from Africa *by Shepard Ndlela, Nelson L. Mwando and Samira A. Mohamed*

Advances in Postharvest Disinfestation of Fruits and Vegetables Using

Shelf Life and Reduce Pathogen Infection

*by Federico Félix Hahn Schlam*

*Yendrambamb K. Devi, Kounser Javeed, Salma Usmani, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Sait Erturk, Mustafa Alkan* 
