Small-Scale Postharvest Handling Practices: A Manual for Horticultural Crops (4th Edition)
Author
Lisa Kitinoja, Adel A. KaderLanguage
EnglishDocument Type
Instructional ManualPublisher
NOT FAOISBN
University of California, Davis Postharvest Technology Research and Information CenterSeries Number
8E (4th Edition)Series title
Postharvest Horticulture SeriesPages
260Country
EgyptCommodities
Fruit, VegetablesTopics
Harvesting, transport and handling of food commodities, Primary processing of food commodities (e.g. cleaning, drying, milling, etc.)Year
2004There are many interacting steps involved in any postharvest system. Produce is often handled by many different people, transported and stored repeatedly between harvest and consumption. While particular practices and the sequence of operations will vary for each crop, there is a general series of steps in postharvest handling systems that will be followed for the purposes of the manual.