Peaches, plums, and nectarines: growing and handling for fresh market.

Type of excerpt: Other

Summary

The paper, presented at the University of Agricultural Sciences of Argentina, deals with field handling and packing (harvest operations, field containers, transport from the field, sorting fruit sizing, packing, quarantine treatment), cooling (temperature management, the influence of handling and marketing, selecting the cooling system) and storage (storage requirements, the refrigerated storage plant, modified and controlled atmospheres, excluding and removing ethylene).

Details

Original title: Peaches, plums, and nectarines: growing and handling for fresh market.
Record ID : 1997-0321
Languages: English
Source: Manejo postcosecha de frutas de Carozo. Curso apuntes./ Post-harvest handling of stone fruits. Course textbook./ Traitement après récolte des fruits à noyaux. Manuel de cours.
Publication date: 1994/09/22
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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Indexing

Themes: Fruit
Keywords: Nectarine; Cultivation; Modified atmosphere; Treatment; Chilling; Plum; Peach; Cold storage; Fruit