Post Harvest Technology Of Horicultural Crops: Horticulture Science Series: Vol 7

India is renowned for its rich diversity in horticularal crops. Though India ranks first as producer of fruits and second in vegetables in the world, our share in world market is not significant. Therefore strategic measures have to be taken to reduce post harvest losses of agricultural comodities produced in developing countries liek India and to boost processing sector to provide better returns to farmers.
About Author :
Prof. K.V. Peter, Ph.D, is Former VC of Kau in Trichur, India and Coordinator of the Department of Biotechnology (GOI) funded projects on plantation crops and spices. Prof. Peter is a horticulturist, a plant breeder and an acknowledged research manager. He is the former Director for the Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut (ICAR) and former Professor and Director of Research. KAU. Dr. K.P. Sudheer obtained his B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering degree from Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) in 1993, M.Tech in Agricultural Processing from College of Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, in 1996 and Ph.d. (Agricultural Processing and Structures) from IARI, New Delhi in 2000.
Contents :
Preface Acknowledgement Introduction Structure and composition of Fruits and Vegetables Maturity and harvesting of Fruits and Vegetables Packinghouse unit operations Storage and ripening of Fruits and Vegetables Processing of Fruits and Vegetables Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables Cold Preservation: Chilling and Freezing Processed Fruit and Vegetable Products Fermentation and Fermented Prpdicts Minimal processing of Fruits and Vegetables Packaging and Packaging Materials Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables Quality of Fesh and Processed Products Appendix Glossary References Index About the Chief Editor About the Volume Authors