Post-harvest technologies of fruits & vegetables / Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy, PhD, FCSBE, FAFST (I), Professor, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310) and index.
Contents
An overview of postharvest losses and causes -- Classification of fruits and vegetables -- Structure of fruits and vegetables -- Composition and nutritional qualities -- Harvesting of fruits and vegetables -- Quality and maturity indices -- Post harvest physiology of fruits and vegetables : respiration -- Post harvest physiology of fruits and vegetables : transpiration -- Cooling of fruits and vegetables -- Cold storage systems for fruits and vegetables -- Packaging of fruits and vegetables -- Irradiation of fruits and vegetables -- Postharvest pathology -- Postharvest treatments.
