Content: Heat treatments to reduce decay / Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua and Ron Porat — Heat treatments to reduce chilling injury and superficial scald / Susan Lurie — Modified atmosphere packaging and controlled atmosphere storage / Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua ... [et al.] — Innovations in quarantine / Elizabeth J. Mitchan — Minimizing the harmful effects of ethylene on the quality of fruit and vegetables / R.B.H. Wills — Fresh-cut produce / Alley E. Watada ... [et al.] — Innovative environmentally friendly technologies to maintain quality of durable agricultural produce / Shlomo Navarro and Jonathan Donahaye — UV irradiation, biological agents, and natural compounds for controlling postharvest decay in fresh fruits and vegetables / Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua and Julien Mercier — Edible coatings / Elizabeth A. Baldwin — Hormonal regulation of ripening and senescence phenomena / Joshua D. Klein and Eliezer E. Goldschmidt — Why fruits and vegetables are good for health / Jenny H. Ekman and Brian D. Patterson — Use of genetic engineering to control ripening, reduce spoilage, and maintain quality of fruits and vegetables / jean-Claude Pech ... [et al.] — Innovations in transportation / James F. Thompson and Patrick E. Brecht — How postharvest technologies affect quality / Chris B. Watkins and Jenny H. Ekman