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Application of postharvest technology
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:
Technology for preserving fruits and vegetables. The interaction of harvested tissues with the environment. The main methods applied and the conditions for their effectiveness. Harvesting at the appropriate stage and initial sorting. Reference to activities in the packaging facility. Packaging, small packaging - packaging in plastic membranes - modified atmospheres. Preservation with refrigeration. Recommended temperature and relative humidity conditions during preservation. Controlled and modified atmospheres and their commercial application. Waxing and edible coatings. Removal or control of ethylene action or use for "artificial" ripening and de-greening. Thermal treatments. Application of sanitizers. Fruit dehydration. Transportation.
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3346
Bibliographic Reference: Passam, H., Tsantili, E., Christopoulos, M., Kafkaletou, M., Alexopoulos, A., & Karapanos, I. (2015). Application of postharvest technology [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/11419/3346
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Postharvest Handling Of Fruits and Vegetables
Number of pages 31
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions