The role of post-harvest management in assuring the quality and safe ty of horticultural produce /
Kader, Adel A.
The role of post-harvest management in assuring the quality and safe ty of horticultural produce / by Adel A. Kader and Rosa S. Rolle. - Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004. - vi, 51 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - FAO agricultural services bulletin, 152 1010-1365 ; .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-51).
Basic approaches to maintaining the safety and quality of horticultu ral produce are the same, regardless of the market to which this produc e is targeted. This bulletin reviews the factors which contribute to qu ality and safety deterioration of horticultural produce, and describes approaches to assuring the maintenance of quality and safety throughout the post-harvest chain. Specific examples are given to illustrate the economic implications of investing in and applying proper post-harvest technologies.
Horticultural crops --Postharvest technology.------
Food crops --Postharvest technology.------
Food industry and trade --Quality control.------
The role of post-harvest management in assuring the quality and safe ty of horticultural produce / by Adel A. Kader and Rosa S. Rolle. - Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004. - vi, 51 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - FAO agricultural services bulletin, 152 1010-1365 ; .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-51).
Basic approaches to maintaining the safety and quality of horticultu ral produce are the same, regardless of the market to which this produc e is targeted. This bulletin reviews the factors which contribute to qu ality and safety deterioration of horticultural produce, and describes approaches to assuring the maintenance of quality and safety throughout the post-harvest chain. Specific examples are given to illustrate the economic implications of investing in and applying proper post-harvest technologies.
Horticultural crops --Postharvest technology.------
Food crops --Postharvest technology.------
Food industry and trade --Quality control.------