Dates: Postharvest Science, Processing Technology and Health Benefits provides contemporary information that brings together current knowledge and practices in the value chain of dates, from production through to consumption. The important book published by Wiley Blackwell features coverage from leading experts on innovative processing technologies, packaging, quality management and pest control for dates. It is the only book to address the science and technology of the postharvest production of dates, a commercially important and growing sector of the food industry.
The Editors:
Dr Muhammad Siddiq, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition , Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA (Currently: Food Science Consultant, Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
Dr Salah M. Aleid, Director, Date Palm Research Center of Excellence, King Faisa University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Dr Adel A. Kader (1941−2012), Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, USA