Meet the editors

Ibrahim Kahramanoglu holds a PhD in Postharvest Biology and Technology and works as a lecturer at the European University of Lefke (Northern Cyprus). He received a BSc in Horticulture and an MSc in Plant Protection. He previously worked in the alternative crops projects of USAID in Cyprus and was the managing director of Alnar Narcilik Ltd. for 8 years. He has practical experience in fruit production (especially pomegranate, olive,

and citrus); control of pests, diseases and weeds; and good agricultural practices. However, his main studies and research interests are postharvest handling of fruits; use of eco-friendly bio-materials for postharvest storage; novel technologies for handling and storage; sustainable horticulture; environmental resource protection; food safety; and value adding to horticultural crops.

Ebru Yaşa Kafkas graduated from the University of Çukurova, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Turkey and has worked in this department since 1996. She is now a Professor. She has experience in fruit breeding and fruit metabolomics and chromatography. Additionally, she is the author of more than 100 scientific papers (hindex: 16; total citations: 1024), and has undertaken editorial positions in scientific journals. She has

participated in national and international EU projects as a Turkish coordinator. She is also a member of the International Society of Horticultural Science.

Ayzin B. Kuden, is a professor of agriculture in the Horticultural Department, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey. She was Vice Dean from 1997 to 1999 and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture from 2005 to 2012. Her specializations are: physiology and breeding of stone fruits, almonds, and figs; selection, identification, and characterization of temperate and subtropical fruit germplasm. She is also interested in the use of molecular

markers in breeding and dormancy breaking studies on temperate fruits. She has attended several courses in different countries for training. She has been working as the chairperson of ISHS "Temperate Fruits in the Tropics and Subtropics" working group since 1996. She has had professional memberships of ISHS and TSHS. She has contributed to the publications of four *Acta Horticulturae* editions as editor and one chapter and co-editor in two IntechOpen books and several national books. She has organized six international symposiums and two workshops, and several national meetings and a national horticultural congress. She has published around 185 peer-reviewed papers. Six PhD students of hers were appointed as academic staff in different universities in Turkey and twelve master students were appointed at good jobs. She is currently supervising six PhD and 7 master students.

Songül Çömlekçi̇oğl is a doctor in tissue culture and growing and breeding stone fruits at Çukurova University, Turkey. She received her MSc thesis on Meristem Culture on Fig (*Ficus carica*). She has 20 years' experience in tissue culture and she completed her PhD thesis on peach and nectarine breeding. She is still working in several national and international selection breeding projects. She has published 35 scientific papers. She is currently

Contents

**Section 1**

of Fruits

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

*and Iwona Morkunas*

**Preface III**

Advances in Postharvest Technology **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 25**

Abiotic Stress Management **43**

**Chapter 3 45**

Berries - Recent Advances on Growing and Breeding Strategies **61**

**Chapter 4 63**

**Chapter 5 81**

Soil Preparation, Running Highbush Blueberry (*Vaccinium corymbosum* L.)

*by Zofia Zydlik, Szymon Cieśliński, Van Chung Mai, Nesibe Ebru Kafkas* 

Vineyard and Olive Orchard Management to Maintain Yield and Quality

Alternative Eco-Friendly Methods in the Control of Post-Harvest

*José A. Del Ángel-Cruz, Edson Rayón-Díaz, Hector J. Cortés-Rivera, Miguel A. Santoyo-González and Porfirio Gutierrez-Martinez*

Harnessing the Recent Approaches in Postharvest Quality Retention

*by Ramsés González-Estrada, Francisco Blancas-Benítez, Rita M. Velázquez-Estrada, Beatriz Montaño-Leyva, Anelsy Ramos-Guerrero, Lizet Aguirre-Güitrón,* 

*Cristina Moreno-Hernández, Leonardo Coronado-Partida, Juan A. Herrera-González, Carlos A. Rodríguez-Guzmán,* 

*by Nirmal Kumar Meena and Kalpana Choudhary*

*by Manuel Oliveira and Anabela Fernandes-Silva*

Plantation and Biological Properties of Fruits

The Developing Blueberry Industry in China

*by Jiang Jiafeng, Wei Jiguang, Yu Hong and He Shan'an*

Under Abiotic Stress Conditions

Decay of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits

working at Çukurova University, Agriculture Faculty, Horticulture Department as a technical staff member.
