brahim Kahramanölu was born in 1984 in Northern Cyprus. He is an Associate Professor at the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies in the European University of Lefke (Northern Cyprus) since April 2018. He was the managing director of Alnar Pomegranates Ltd. from 2010 till 2018, where they produced, packed and exported fresh pomegranate fruits and produced 100% natural, and freshly squeezed pomegranate juice. Before that, he worked in the alternative crops project of USAID in Cyprus and managed more than 100 projects supported by national or international bodies including European Commission. He has been consulting farmers about Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and adaptation of modern technologies since 2008. He is expert in horticultural production, postharvest biology & technology and GAP. His main studies are about postharvest physiology and handling of fruits; natural and novel technologies for handling & storage; digital and precision farming (agri 4.0) for sustainability; and value adding to horticultural crops. He has co-authored a monograph book with 16 chapters (Pomegranate Production and Marketing, CRC Press), edited three books (Postharvest Handling, Modern Fruit Industry and Fruit Industry), authored three book chapters, published more than 100 scientific publications related to his experience and attended more than ten international conferences and presented his research findings.

Section I - Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables

Chapter 1: Pre-harvest Factors, Maturity Indices and Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables

Oral Daley, Wendy-Ann Isaac, Afiya John & brahim Kahramanolu

Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Factors Affecting Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables

Afiya John, Wendy-Ann Isaac, Oral Daley & brahim Kahramanolu

Chapter 3: Postharvest Losses during Storage and Supply Chain

Ayoub Mohammed & Wendy-Ann Isaac

Section II - Main Handling Practices for Fruits and Vegetables

Chapter 4: Postharvest Challenges, Chemical Control of Postharvest Dis-eases and Concerns on Agrochemicals

brahim Kahramanolu

Chapter 5: Eco-friendly, Non-thermal Postharvest Disinfection Applications to Fruits and Vegetables: Produce Safety and Quality

Neela Badrie

Chapter 6: Importance of Atmospheric Composition for Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables

Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh

Chapter 7: Ethylene Control in Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables

Nirmal Kumar Meena, Vinod B. R. & Menaka M.

Chapter 8: Eco-friendly, Nano-Enabled Applications in Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables: Quality and Safety of Produce

Neela Badrie

Chapter 9: Integrating Innovative Technologies into Postharvest Fruit Storage Systems

Ersin Çälar

Chapter 10: Recent Technology and Advances in Fresh-Cut Products

Sandra Horvitz, Cristina Arroqui & Paloma Vírseda

Chapter 11: Ultraviolet and Blue-Light Illumination for Controlling Postharvest Decay and Preserving Storage Quality of Fresh Produce

brahim Kahramanolu & Olga Panfilova

Section III - Plant- and Animal-derived Methods for Postharvest Quality Preservation

Chapter 12: Use of Chitosan in Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables

Roghayeh Karimirad, Chunpeng (Craig) Wan & brahim Kahramanolu

Chapter 13: Use of Plant-based Fixed Oil in Edible Coating Formulation for Postharvest Preservation of Horticultural Crops

Bonga Lewis Ngcobo & Olaniyi Amos Fawole

Chapter 14: Layer-by-layer Application of Edible Coatings in Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops

Mawande Hugh Shinga & Olaniyi Amos Fawole

Chapter 15: Recent Advances in Improvement of Postharvest Application of Edible Coatings on Fruit

Olaniyi Amos Fawole