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Principles of pre- and post-harvest handling affecting the postharvest life of horticultural crops |
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| Authors: |
Passam, Harold Christopher Tsantili, Eleni Christopoulos, Miltiadis Kafkaletou, Mina Alexopoulos, Alexios Karapanos, Ioannis |
| Reviewer: |
Petropoulos, Spyridon |
| Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > CROP PRODUCTION NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > HORTICULTURE > VEGETABLE GROWING NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PLANT SCIENCE AND PLANT PRODUCTS > PLANTS > FRUIT TREES |
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| Abstract: |
The purpose and categories of postharvest handling. Harvesting criteria and the impact of the appropriate harvest stage on the quality and postharvest behavior of fresh horticultural crops. The principles and physiological basis of postharvest handling for maintaining quality and safety for consumption of these products. Basic principles for the major postharvest handling of horticultural crops: Harvesting, Rapid heat removal - Precooling, Cleaning and sorting, Application of physical and chemical postharvest treatments (thermal treatments, radiation-microwaves-ultrasound, calcium application, fruit coatings, and other treatments), Packaging, Storage, and Transportation.
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Chapter |
| Creation Date: | 2015 |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
| Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3344 |
| Bibliographic Reference: | Passam, H., Tsantili, E., Christopoulos, M., Kafkaletou, M., Alexopoulos, A., & Karapanos, I. (2015). Principles of pre- and post-harvest handling affecting the postharvest life of horticultural crops [Chapter]. In Passam, H., Tsantili, E., Christopoulos, M., Kafkaletou, M., Alexopoulos, A., & Karapanos, I. 2015. Postharvest Handling Of Fruits and Vegetables [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/3344 |
| Language: |
Greek |
| Is Part of: |
Postharvest Handling Of Fruits and Vegetables |
| Number of pages |
20 |
| Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |