Crop management and postharvest handling of horticultural products. 1. Quality management.

Author(s) : DRIS R., NISKANEN R., JAIN S. M.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

The main focuses of this book are two major issues, namely, mineral nutrition and quality management; and secondly, the effect of preharvest or postharvest practices on the quality of crops grown under different climatic conditions worldwide. Different contributors highlight achievements related to minimizing postharvest losses by providing information on production, physiological changes, pre- and postharvest storage requirements, storage problems, and nutrient management systems in relation to plant health and production, environmental protection in agriculture and in postharvest and processing aspects. Recent and modern techniques applied to plant nutrition and postharvest quality performance are described. The first volume of this book comprises 16 chapters.

Details

Original title: Crop management and postharvest handling of horticultural products. 1. Quality management.
Record ID : 2001-2975
Languages: English
Subject: General information
Publication: Science publishers - United kingdom/United kingdom
Publication date: 2001
ISBN: 1578081408
Source: Source: vol. 1; 374 p. (16 x 24.5); fig.; phot.; tabl.; ref.; index; GBP 62.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Indexing

Themes: Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Fruit;
Vegetables
Keywords: Tropical vegetable; Postharvest treatment; Physiological disorder; Insect; Generality; Rot; Economy; Cultivation; Wine; Preharvest treatment; Deterioration; Quality; Ready to use; Vegetable; Ethylene; Spice; Cold storage; Fruit; Storage life