Fruit and Vegetables: Harvesting, Handling and Storage Hardcover - 2003
by Anthony Keith Thompson
First line
The quality of a crop at harvest can have a major effect on its postharvest life.
From the rear cover
The second edition of this very well-received book, which in its first edition was entitled Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables, has been welcomed by the community of postharvest physiologists and technologists who found the first edition of such great use. The book covers, in comprehensive detail, postharvest physiology as it applies to postharvest quality, technology relating to maturity determination, harvesting, packaging, postharvest treatments, controlled atmosphere storage, ripening and transportation on a very wide international range of fruits and vegetables.
The new edition of this definitive work, which contains many full colour photographs, provides key practical and commercially-oriented information of great use in helping to ensure that fruit and vegetables reach the retailer in optimum condition, with the minimum of loss and spoilage.
Fruits and vegetables, 2nd edition is essential reading forfruit and vegetable technologists, food scientists and food technologists, agricultural scientists, commercial growers, shippers and warehousing operatives and personnel within packaging companies. Researchers and upper level students in food science, food technology, plant and agricultural sciences will find a great deal of use within this landmark book. All libraries in research establishments and universities where these subjects are studied and taught should have copies readily available for users.
A. K. Thompson was formerly Professor and head of Postharvest Technology, Silsoe College, UK.
Details
- Title Fruit and Vegetables: Harvesting, Handling and Storage
- Author Anthony Keith Thompson
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd edition
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
- Date October 1, 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781405106191 / 1405106190
- Weight 2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
- Dimensions 9.92 x 7.7 x 1.14 in (25.20 x 19.56 x 2.90 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Fruit - Postharvest technology, Vegetables - Postharvest technology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003009287
- Dewey Decimal Code 634.046
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