RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN POSTHARVEST HANDLING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND ORNAMENTALS

Ena Harvey

No 261451, 21st Annual Meeting, September 8-13, 1985, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: State-of-the-art techniques used in the handling, storage and transport of perishable horticultural produce are presented. Emphasis is given to methods of quality evaluation, cooling, packaging and storage. Equipment and instruments which can be used for estimation of produce quality both in the field and at the research laboratory level are highlighted. The applicability of techniques to current postharvest systems in the Caribbean is examined. ----- Se presenta las tecnlcas avanzadisimas que se utilizan en el manejo, el almacenamiento y el transports de productos horticolas que no se conservan bien. Se hace hincapie en los metodos de evaluaci6n cualitativa, la refrigeraci6n, el empaquetado y el almacenamiento. Se destaca los equipos y los instrumentos que se pueden utilizar para estimaciones cualitativas de los productos agricolas, tanto en el laboratorio de investigacion como fuera. Se examina las posibilidades de la aplicacion de estas tecnicas a los sistemas agrfcolas actualmente utilizados en el Caribe en el periodo posterior a la cosecha.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 1985-09-08
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