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Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables: Handling, Processing, Fermentation and Waste Management

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Title Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables: Handling, Processing, Fermentation and Waste Management
 
Creator Verma, L. R.
Joshi, V. K.
 
Subject 664.8 Fruits and Vegetables
 
Description The twin volumes of Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables offer comprehensive coverage of the subject for agriculturists, nutritionists, food scientists, food microbiologists, food biochemist, horticulturists, fruit technologists, fermentation technologists, and UG and PG students of these disciplines. The book covers various methods of extending the postharvest life of fruits andvegetables viz., storage, packaging, canning, chemical and low temperature preservation, irradiation, fermentation and waste management. It describes the concept, technology and scope of postharvest technology especially in the developing countries. The subject matter is described right from the preliminary to the present level of knowledge in a systematic manner including cultivars, physiology, maturation, ripening etc. The sequence of chapters islogically developed and the book is well illustrated, describing the state-of-art technology. The spoilage behaviour and methods of prevention of the perishables, toxin production, safety, sensory, quality assurance and vitamins, minerals and other aspects of chemical compositions of fruits and vegetables are delineated. The book summarizes the role of biotechnology in postharvest and illustrates how the processing waste can be utilized or treated. The book also contains a number of references for the benefit of the readers.
 
Publisher Indus Publishing Company
 
Date 2000
 
Type Book
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/1133/1/82314.pdf
Verma, L. R. and Joshi, V. K. (2000) Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables: Handling, Processing, Fermentation and Waste Management. Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi, India. ISBN 81-7387-108-6