Handbook of postharvest technology : cereals, fruits, vegetables, tea, and spices

Handbook of postharvest technology : cereals, fruits, vegetables, tea, and spices - New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc. ©2003. - xviii, 884 p. : illustrations ;

Included Index

pt. 1. Properties, grades, harvesting, and threshing --
pt. 2. Drying --
pt. 3. Storage and handling --
pt. 4. Milling --
pt. 5. Postharvest technology of fruits and vegetables --
pt. 6. Postharvest technology of coffee, tea, and cocoa --
pt. 7. Biomass, by-products, and control aspects.

Offering discussion on the postharvest handling and storage of grains, fruits, vegetables and spices, this book details the physiology, structure, and other characteristics of these products in relation to quality maintenance and spoilage prevention. It also looks at cooling and other preservation methods.

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Food crops - Postharvest technology.
Crops - Postharvest technology.
Vegetables. Cereals.
Spice plants.
Post harvest.
Fruit.
Tea.

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