This book has been written with the purpose of covering all biological and physical aspects of the postharvest physiology of fruits and vegetables. Assembling a substantial amount of information from a wide variety of sources, the book is a compilation of knowledge pertaining to postharvest technology of fruits and vegetables. It expands, in comprehensive detail, on technology relating to maturity determination harvesting, packing, postharvest treatments, controlled atmosphere storage, ripening and transportation. With pertinent information on such a matter of great relevance and importance, it is hoped that this book would be useful for researchers and students in postharvest technology, food science and technology, plant and agricultural science.