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Fruit and Vegetables
Harvesting, Handling and Storage
Second Edition
by A. K. Thompson
Fruit and Vegetables, Second Edition provides practical, commercial-oriented information to ensure that fruit and vegetables reach retailers in optimum condition with minimum loss and spoilage.
The book covers, in detail:
- postharvest physiology as applied to postharvest quality
- technology relating to maturity determination
- harvesting, packaging, postharvest treatments
- controlled atmosphere storage
- ripening and transportation
Fruit and Vegetables, Second Edition also contains many full color and black/white photographs, and addresses 280 different fruits and vegetables, from Acerolas to Zapotes Chupa Chupa.
Contents
- Preharvest Factors on Postharvest Life
- Assessment of Crop Maturity
- Harvesting and Handling Methods
- Precooling
- Packaging
- Postharvest Treatments
- Storage
- Disease Control
- Safety
- Fruit Ripening Conditions
- Marketing and Transport
- Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables
Glossary
Index
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Fruit and Vegetables
Harvesting, Handling and Storage
Second Edition
by A. K. Thompson
460 pages • $258.95 + shipping
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