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080 _a15.03.01 C2774
245 _aGeneral information package on the storage, handling and packaging of perishables
260 _bCDB
_aSt MichaelBB
_c1985
300 _a1 v. (various pagings
500 _aIDS
520 _aDiscusses pre-harvesting, harvesting, field handling, and post-harvesting methods and standards for perishables. These include the post-harvest handling situation such as marketing channels and an analysis of this situation; the pre-harvesting factors affecting quality of perishables such as varieties, production planning and chemical treatments; harvesting and field handling of perishables such as labour improvements, maturity and field containers; and post-harvest treatments of perishables such as transporting, packing out, post harvest physiology, treatment and pathology, storage and standards. Shows need for research in areas such as quality preservation, packaging and standardisation.
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