Mango postharvest best management practices manual.
Author(s) : Univ. Florida, UC Davis, PEB Comm., BRECHT J. K. (ed.)
Type of monograph: Book, Guide/Handbook
Summary
This manual was developed using information compiled during the National Mango Board-sponsored 2007-09 research project "Monitoring and evaluation of the mango supply chain to improve mango quality" (conducted from December 2007 through April 2009). It includes quality-control procedures to use when monitoring the maturity and quality of mangos in commercial handling operations in the USA. Extract from the table of contents: harvest and postharvest process map for fresh mangos; harvest; transport to packinghouses and to retail stores; post-hot-water treatment cooling; cooling prior to shipping; storage rooms; storage at importer/distribution center; mango ripening; storage in walk-in coolers at stores; palletization and staging for cooling/storage/shipping; unloading at stores/holding on docks at stores; stocking and display preparation and rotation. In the appendix: quality control procedures; determining mango fruit maturity; temperature management practices; measuring relative humidity, air velocity, and pressure drops in storage rooms, trailers, or containers; trailer and container inspection and loading practices; refrigerated container/trailer loading diagram; evaluating mango ripening facilities and practices; causes and symptoms of the major defects; mango quality assessment procedures. The manual can be downloaded from: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/datastorefiles/234-1904.pdf.
Details
- Original title: Mango postharvest best management practices manual.
- Record ID : 2010-2103
- Languages: English
- Publication: NMB (National Mango Board) - United states/United states
- Publication date: 2010
- Source: Source: HS 1185; 73 p.; fig.; photogr.; tabl.; ref.; append.
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Themes:
Cold stores: running, control and safety;
Road transport;
Cold chain, interfaces;
Chilling of foodstuffs;
Containers and packaging;
Fruit - Keywords: Quality inspection; Postharvest treatment; Cold chain; Measurement; Temperature; Cooling; Recommendation; Harvesting; Quality; Ripening (fruit); Handling; Mango; Disease; Guide; Cold store; Cold storage; Refrigerated vehicle; Packaging; Refrigerated container; Fruit
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