Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities


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Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities describes all the postharvest techniques and technologies available to handle perishable horticultural food commodities. It includes basic concepts and important new advances in the subject. Adopting a thematic style, chapters are organized by type of treatment, with sections devoted to postharvest risk factors and their amelioration. Written by experts from around the world, the book provides core insights into identifying and utilizing appropriate postharvest options for maximum results. - Presents the most recent developments in processing technologies in a single volume - Includes a wide range of perishable products, thus allowing for translational insight - Appropriate for students and professionals - Written by experts as a reference resource




annual report 1990


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Postharvest Handling


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Consideration of the interactions between decisions made at one point in the supply chain and its effects on the subsequent stages is the core concept of a systems approach. Postharvest Handling is unique in its application of this systems approach to the handling of fruits and vegetables, exploring multiple aspects of this important process through chapters written by experts from a variety of backgrounds.Newly updated and revised, this second edition includes coverage of the logistics of fresh produce from multiple perspectives, postharvest handing under varying weather conditions, quality control, changes in consumer eating habits and other factors key to successful postharvest handling.The ideal book for understanding the economic as well as physical impacts of postharvest handling decisions.Key Features:*Features contributions from leading experts providing a variety of perspectives*Updated with 12 new chapters*Focuses on application-based information for practical implementation*System approach is unique in the handling of fruits and vegetables







Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops


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The book post harvest technology accepts incredible consideration amid late years since preservation of agricultural create is an essential need to maintain agricultural generation. It includes estimation of deliver, in this manner having incredible breadth for work age at the creation catchments. In this book, the writers have endeavored to solidify distinctive techniques for post harvest technology of products of the soil concentrating on late advances. This book will profit both honing sustenance technologist/post harvest technologist who are scanning for answers to basic specialized inquiries of post harvest technology. Further, it will be valuable to agricultural specialists, nourishment processors, sustenance researcher, analysts and dynamic ranchers and tom the individuals who are working in applicable fields. it is planned to fill a hole in directly accessible post harvest technology writing"e;. A definitive objective of yield creation is to give quality deliver to shoppers at sensible rates. Most new create is profoundly perishable, and postharvest misfortunes are critical under the present techniques for administration in numerous nations. Be that as it may, noteworthy accomplishments have been made amid the most recent couple of years to reduce postharvest misfortunes in crisp deliver and to guarantee sustenance security and wellbeing also. These incorporate progressions in rearing green products for quality change; postharvest physiology; postharvest pathology and entomology; postharvest administration of natural products, vegetables, and blossoms; nondestructive advances to survey deliver quality; insignificant preparing of leafy foods; and additionally developments in bundling and capacity technology of new create.