Storage, processing and nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables.

Author(s) : SALUNKHE D. K., BOLIN H. R., REDDY N. R.

Type of monograph: Other

Summary

The book addresses factors involved in maintaining the quality of plant products after harvest. The following points are studied in detail: preharvest factors on postharvest yield and quality; postharvest physiology; morphology and anatomy; harvesting, grading and packaging; chemical composition and nutritional quality; chemical and nutritional changes during ripening and storage; regulation of ripening and senescence; sensory and objective quality evaluation; postharvest physiological disorders; postharvest pathology; postharvest entomology; storage methods; transportation, distribution and marketing. In the chapter on storage methods, mechanical refrigeration and controlled and modified atmospheres are dealt with in particular, and in the chapter on transportation, refrigerated equipment and vehicles are examined.

Details

Original title: Storage, processing and nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables.
Record ID : 1993-3734
Languages: English
Publication: CRC Press - United states/United states
Publication date: 1991
Source: Source: vol. 1; ed. 2; 323 p. (18 x 26); fig.; phot.; tabl.; index; GBP 98.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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