Small-Scale Postharvest Handling Practices: A Manual for Horticultural Crops (4th Edition)
Post-harvest Horticulture Series No. 8E July 2002, Slightly Revised in November 2003
Authors
Lisa Kitinoja and Adel A. Kader
University of California , Davis
Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
Copyright
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Principal causes of postharvest losses and poor quality
CHAPTER 1: HARVESTING AND PREPARATION FOR MARKET
CHAPTER 2: CURING ROOT, TUBER AND BULB CROPS
CHAPTER 3: PACKINGHOUSE OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 4: PACKING AND PACKAGING MATERIALS
CHAPTER 5: DECAY AND INSECT CONTROL
CHAPTER 6: TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTROL
CHAPTER 7: STORAGE OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS
Recommended storage temperatures
Compatibility groups for storage
Susceptibility to freezing injury
Storage of dried and bulb crops
CHAPTER 8: TRANSPORTATION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS
Stacking patterns/hand-stacked
CHAPTER 9: HANDLING AT DESTINATION
CHAPTER 10: PROCESSING OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS
CHAPTER 11: FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES
Minimizing pathogen contamination during harvest
Minimizing pathogen contamination during Postharvest Handling
Sanitizing field containers, tools and packinghouse surfaces
APPENDIX A: Sources of additional information on the Internet