Advances in postharvest management of horticultural produce

Advances in postharvest management of horticultural produce

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320
English
9781003047650
2020
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This book provides a comprehensive review of the causes and prevention of food losses and waste (FLW) at key steps in the supply chain.

The third part of the book looks at FLW for particular commodities, including cereals and grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, roots and tubers, oilseeds and tubers, meat and dairy products, and fish and seafood products. The final section in the book reviews the effectiveness of campaigns to reduce FLW in regions such as North and Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and, sub-Saharan Africa.

Part 1: Preservation techniques

 

  1. Advances in cooling technologies to preserve horticultural produce
  2. Advances in controlled atmosphere storage of horticultural produce
  3. Advances in modified atmosphere and active packaging of horticultural produce
  4. Advances in the use of barrier coatings in the preservation of horticultural produce

Part 2: Safety management and disinfection techniques

  1. Key issues in post-harvest safety management of horticultural produce
  2. Advances in understanding pathogens contaminating horticultural produce
  3. Advances in postharvest sanitising regimes for horticultural produce
  4. Advances in using heat for disinfection/disinfestation of horticultural produce
  5. Advances in the use of irradiation in the disinfection of fresh horticultural produce
  6. Advances in the use of plasma treatments in the disinfection of fresh horticultural produce
  7. Advances in the use of ozone in the disinfection of horticultural produce
  8. Advances in the use of natural antimicrobial/biocontrol agents in the disinfection of horticultural produce

Part 3: Monitoring and management

  1. Techniques for monitoring the postharvest quality of horticultural produce
  2. Postharvest preservation of horticultural produce in organic production
  3. Smart distribution to maintain shelf-life of horticultural produce.

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Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia Financiado por la Unión Europea