Postharvest Handling
eBook - ePub

Postharvest Handling

A Systems Approach

  1. 358 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Postharvest Handling

A Systems Approach

About this book

Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach introduces a new concept in the handling of fresh fruits and vegetable. Traditional treatments have been either physiologically based with an emphasis on biological tissue or technologically based with an emphasis on storage and handling. This book integrates all processes from production practices through consumer consumption with an emphasis on understanding market forces and providing fresh product that meets consumer expectations. Postharvest physiologists and technologists across the disciplines of agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science and horticulture along with handlers of minially-processed products within the fresh produce fruit and vegetable processing industries will find this to be an invaluable source of information. - Uses a systems approach that provides a unique perspective on the handling of fresh fruits and vegetables - Designed with the applied perspective to complement the more basic perspectives provided in other treatments - Provides the integrated, interdisciplinary perspective needed in research to improve the quality of fresh and minimally processed products - Emphasizes that the design of handling systems should be market-driven rather than concentrating on narrow specifics

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Yes, you can access Postharvest Handling by Robert L. Shewfelt,Stanley E. Prussia, Steve Taylor in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Agribusiness. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780126399905
eBook ISBN
9780080925769
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Agribusiness
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: A Series of Monographs
  5. Copyright
  6. CONTRIBUTORS
  7. FOREWORD
  8. PREFACE
  9. Chapter 1: MARKETING SYSTEM FOR FRESH PRODUCE IN THE UNITED STATES
  10. Chapter 2: CHALLENGES IN HANDLING FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
  11. Chapter 3: SYSTEMS APPROACH TO POSTHARVEST HANDLING
  12. Chapter 4: PREHARVEST PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL EFFECTS ON POSTHARVEST QUALITY
  13. Chapter 5: MEASURING QUALITY AND MATURITY
  14. Chapter 6: MICROBIAL QUALITY
  15. Chapter 7: MEASURING AND MODELING CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE
  16. Chapter 8: MODELING QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS
  17. Chapter 9: VISUAL INSPECTION AND SORTING: FINDING POOR QUALITY BEFORE THE CONSUMER DOES
  18. Chapter 10: LATENT DAMAGE: A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE
  19. Chapter 11: NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION: DETECTION OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ATTRIBUTES FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY OR DAMAGE
  20. Chapter 12: STRESS PHYSIOLOGY: A CELLULAR APPROACH TO QUALITY
  21. Chapter 13: QUALITY MANAGEMENT: AN INDUSTRIAL APPROACH TO PRODUCE HANDLING
  22. Chapter 14: PRODUCE MARKETING: NEW TECHNIQUES AT THE SUPERMARKET
  23. Chapter 15: FOOD SAFETY: CRITICAL POINTS WITHIN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
  24. Chapter 16: INTERDISCIPLINARY SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING
  25. INDEX
  26. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: A Series of Monographs