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Application of postharvest technology |
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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 |
Description: | |
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.
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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 |