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A Handbook on Post Harvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables

 
P. Jacob John (Author)
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"A Handbook on Post Harvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables" deals with the scientific approach to post harvest management of fresh fruits and vegetables with the intention to minimize the post harvest losses. It is a compilation of informations on various aspects of post harvest technology in to a simple handbook. Separate chapters on the importance of harvesting indices of various fruits and vegetables, methods of harvesting, importance of washing and various techniques and types of machines used for washing are covered in the earlier chapters with tables and picture. Importance of Packaging fresh fruits and vegetables, its comparative merits and demerits of each material, pre-treatments of fruits and vegetables, different storage techniques and hazards during transportation are covered in he later chapters. This is a brief and valid handbook highly suitable for the students and research workers in the field of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food science and technology who are doing post harvest aspects of fruit and vegetables and also those who are engaged in fresh fruits and vegetable handling, packaging and marketing.

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About the author

P. Jacob John

Dr. P. Jacob John, presently working as Professor Head of the Department of Processing technology, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, kerala, is an Agricultural graduate from kerala Agricultural university and later took his M.Sc. and PhD in Food technology from CFTRI Mysore. He has nearly 30 years of experience in teaching, research and extension activities ub the university. He has produced more than 30 postgraduates from his department as HOD and personally guided nearly 10 PG students in post harvest technology. He is a member of the board of studies of calicut University, Chairman, board of studies of mahatma Gandhi university and propgramme incharge of IGNOU study centre for diploma courser in Fruit and vegetable processing. he is the co-ordinator of post harvest technology research programme of the university. he was the president of the Association of Food scientists and technologists (AFST India), for the year 2003-2004, member in the ICAR accreditation team for restructuring the PG courses in Food science and technology on State Agricultural universities during 1999. He has in his credit several national and international papers, popular articles and patents in the field of specialization.

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Bibliographic information

Title A Handbook on Post Harvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables
Author P. Jacob John
Format Hardcover
Date published: 10.10.2018
Edition Reprint
Language: English
isbn 9788170355328
length x+148p., Tables; Figures; Col. Plates; References; Index; 23cm.