Meet the editors

Dr. Asaduzzaman is a native of Bangladesh and received his PhD majoring in Bioproduction Science from Tottori University, Japan. He is currently working at the Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bangladesh. His main research focuses are the development of hydroponic techniques for fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals in greenhouses, and also production of specialty crops under controlled

environment agriculture. His other research project includes studying autotoxicity, a phenomenon of intraspecific allelopathy in vegetables and ornamentals through hydroponics, and developing suitable control measures. He has published a number of original research articles, book chapters, and edited books. He was awarded a Gold Medal from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 2011 and the World Academy of Science 2016 Prize for Young Scientists from Bangladesh.

Dr. Toshiki Asao is a specialist in hydroponic crop production and Professor at the Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Japan. Dr. Asao is a native of Kyoto, Japan, and received his PhD majoring in Agriculture from Kyoto University. His main research focus is the development of hydroponic techniques for vegetables and ornamentals in greenhouses and also the development of specialty

vegetables through hydroponics under controlled environment agriculture, providing human health benefits beyond basic nutrition. His other research project is the study of autotoxicity in vegetables and ornamentals in hydroponics, and developing possible control measures. He has published a number of original research articles, book chapters, and edited books.

Contents

*and Rashad Qadri*

and Field Crops

Microbes and Natural Products

*by Oscar Liburd and Elena Rhodes*

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1** The Effect of Preharvest Factors on Fruit and Nutritional Quality in Strawberry

**Chapter 2 23**

**Chapter 3 43**

**Chapter 4 59**

**Chapter 5 81**

**Chapter 6 101**

**Chapter 7 123**

Physical, Chemical and Processing Postharvest Technologies in Strawberry *by Rafael Ramirez, Laura Restrepo, Claudia Perez and Alejandro Jimenez*

*by Muhammad Azam, Shaghef Ejaz, Rana Naveed Ur Rehman, Mumtaz Khan* 

Improving Yield and Antioxidant Properties of Strawberries by Utilizing

*by Mahfuz Rahman, Mosaddiqur Rahman and Tofazzal Islam*

Management of Strawberry Insect and Mite Pests in Greenhouse

Dietary Antioxidants in Experimental Models of Liver Diseases

*by Sila Appak-Baskoy, Mustafa Cengiz, Ozgun Teksoy and Adnan Ayhanci*

*by Toktam Taghavi, Rafat Siddiqui and Laban K. Rutto*

*by Venkata Satish Kuchi and Ch. Sai Ratna Sharavani*

Postharvest Quality Management of Strawberries

Fruit Physiology and Postharvest Management of Strawberry
