Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops
eBook - ePub

Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops

  1. 556 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops

About this book

This book covers the importance of post-harvest technology in horticultural crops, fruit growth, development and post harvest physiology, fruit maturity indices, harvesting of fruits and vegetables, initial handling of fruits and vegetable after harvesting, precooling of horticulture produce, transportation, etc.. It is a rich source of modern engineering technologies for income generating concept for agro based industries. The book is specially dedicated to the sub sector of the fruits and vegetables plants dealing with the fresh primary product from the product reception following the harvesting up-to the storage and before launches it to the market. This book will serves as a comprehensive guide for all the people who focuses on post harvest management skills.

Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Yes, you can access Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops by Raju L. Bhardwaj,Yogesh Kumar Sharma,Latika Vyas in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Importance of Horticultural Crop Production
  8. 2. Importance of Postharvest Technology in Horticultural Crops
  9. 3. Fruit Growth, Development and Postharvest Physiology
  10. 4. Fruit Maturity Indices
  11. 5. Harvesting of Fruits and Vegetables
  12. 6. Initial Handling of Fruits and Vegetables after Harvesting
  13. 7. Precooling of Horticulture Produce
  14. 8. Transportation and Marketing of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers
  15. 9. Ethylene: Fruit Ripening Hormone and Fruit Ripening
  16. 10. Packaging of Horticulture Produce
  17. 11. Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
  18. 12. Postharvest Disease and Insect Management
  19. 13. Postharvest Care and Handling of Cut Flowers
  20. 14. Postharvest Handling of Spices
  21. References