Potatoes postharvest.

Author(s) : PRINGLE R., BISHOP C., CLAYTON R.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

This books brings together the various postharvest considerations, including principles of storage, store design, potato handling, quality control, and store management. It describes the different technical methods of potato storage used worldwide, for example box, bag and bulk storage. Extract from the table of contents: physiology; harvesting and store loading systems; disease control in store; store climate, design and structure; store ventilation; refrigeration; store environment control; seed grading and preparation for planting; packhouse and processing facilities; store management; quality assurance; marketing and costs.

Details

  • Original title: Potatoes postharvest.
  • Record ID : 2009-1841
  • Languages: English
  • Publication: CABI - United kingdom/United kingdom
  • Publication date: 2009
  • ISBN: 9780851995021
  • Source: Source: 447 p.; fig.; photogr.; tabl.; ref.; index; append.

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