TY - BOOK AU - Chakravety, Amalendu : (Editor) AU - Mujumdar, Arun S. : (Editor) AU - Vijaya Raghavan, G.S. :(Editor) TI - Handbook of postharvest technology : cereals, fruits, vegetables, tea, and spices SN - 9780824705145 U1 - 631.56 PY - 2003/// CY - New York : PB - Marcel Dekker, Inc. KW - Food crops - Postharvest technology KW - Crops - Postharvest technology. KW - Vegetables. Cereals KW - Spice plants. KW - Post harvest. KW - Fruit. KW - Tea N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -