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GENERAL REFERENCES

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ASEAN-PHTRC. 1984. Village Level Handling of Fruits and Vegetables: Traditional Practices and Technological Innovations. Postharvest Horticulture and Training Center, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños. Extension Bulletin No. 1

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Broustead, P.J. and New, J.H 1986. Packaging of fruit and vegetables: a study of models for the manufacture of corrugated fibreboard boxes in developing countries. London: TDRI. (for information contact NRI, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, United Kingdom).

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FAO. 1986. Improvement of Post-Harvest Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Handling. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand.

FAO. 1989. Prevention of Post-Harvest Food Losses: Fruit. Vegetables and Root Crops. A Training Manual. Rome: UNFAO. 157 pp.

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Grierson, W. 1987. Postharvest Handling Manual, Commercialization of Alternative Crops Project. Belize Agribusiness Company/USAID/Chemonics International Consulting Division, 2000 M Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036.

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Hardenburg, R.E.. et al. 1986. The Commercial Storage of Fruits. Vegetables. and Florist and Nursery Stocks. USDA Agriculture Handbook 66. 130 pp.

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Kader, AA (ed). 2002. Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops (3rd Edition). UC Publication 3311. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Oakland, California 94608. 535 pp.

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Liu, F.W.. 1988. Developing practical methods and facilities for handling fruits in order to maintain quality and reduce losses. Postharvest Handling of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops, Food and Fertilizer Technical Center for the Asian and Pacific Region, Taipei 10616, Taiwan.

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Mitchell, F.G., Guillon, R., R.A.. Parsons. 1972. Commercial Cooling of Fruits and Vegetables. U.C. Extension Manual 43, University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences, Oakland, California 94608.

Moline, HE. 1984. Postharvest Pathology of Fruits and Vegetables: Postharvest Losses in Perishable Crops. U.C. Bulletin 1914, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Oakland, California 94608.

NRC. 1992. Neem: A Tree for Solving Global Problems. Washington, D.C.: Bostid Publishing Co. 141 pp.

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Zagory, D. 1999. Effects of post-processing handling and packaging on microbial populations. Postharv. Biol. Technol. 15:313-321.


 


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