Table of contents - Issue 2, April 2008 I. Quality Edited by Yueming Jiang 1. Quality of postharvest horticultural crops after irradiation treatment Marisa Wall [Abstract] [Full text] 2. Alternatives to conventional fungicides for the control of citrus postharvest green and blue moulds Lluís Palou, Joseph L Smilanick and Samir Droby [Abstract] [Full text] 3. Postharvest biology and handling of loquat fruit Shifeng Cao and Yonghua Zheng [Abstract] [Full text] 4. Loss of pathogen resistance by harvested horticultural crops Hongxia Qu, Chun Yi and Yueming Jiang [Abstract] [Full text] II. Ripening and senescence Edited by Mutiso Mathooko 5. The role of abscisic acid and ethylene in onion bulb dormancy and sprout suppression Gemma A Chope and Leon A Terry [Abstract] [Full text] 6. Current advances in quality maintenance of fresh-cut fruits María Alejandra Rojas-Graü and Olga Martín-Belloso [Abstract] [Full text] 7. A comprehensive integrated approach for more effective control of tropical fruit quality Jacques Joas and Mathieu Léchaudel [Abstract] [Full text] 8. Molecular and biochemical aspects underlying polyamine modulation of fruit development and ripening Patrizia Torrigiani, Anna Maria Bregoli, Vanina Ziosi and Guglielmo Costa [Abstract] [Full text] III. Drying Edited by Valerie Orsat 9. Solar drying István Farkas [Abstract] [Full text] IV. Metabolomics Edited by GSV Raghavan 10. Metabolomics of headspace gas for diagnosing diseases of fruits and vegetables after harvest AC Kushalappa, A Vikram and GSV Raghavan [Abstract] [Full text] V. Postharvest management of rambutan Edited by Dharini Sivakumar 11. Harvest maturity, harvesting and field handling of rambutan Jürgen Pohlan, Eva JM Vanderlinden and Marc JJ Janssens [Abstract] [Full text]