Handbook of postharvest technology : cereals, fruits, vegetables, tea, and spices / edited by Amalendu Chakraverty ... [et al.].
Series: Books in soils, plants, and the environment ; v. 93Publication details: New York : Marcel Dekker, c2003.Description: xviii, 884 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 0824705149 (alk. paper)
- 9780824705145
- 631.56 21 HAN
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Closed Access | Agriculture and Animal Sciences Library | 631.56 HAN 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0014815 |
CONTENTS
PART I: PROPERTIES, GRADES, HARVESTING AND THRESING
structure and composition of cereal grains and legumes
physical and thermal properties of cereal grains
grain-grading systems
harvesting and threshing
PART II: DRYING
Grain drying: basic principles
grain-drying systems
commercial grain dyers
PART III: STORAGE AND HANDLING
Grain storage : perspectives and problems
structural considerations: warehouse and SILO
Controlled atmosphere storage of grain
PART IV: MILLING
Grain-milling operations
specialty milling
rice milling and specialty
e.tc
PART V: POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
postharvest physiology of freah fruits and vegetables
maturity and quality grades for fruits and vegetables
cooling and storage
e.tc
PART VI:POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY OF COFFEE, TEA AND COCOA
coffee: a perspective of processing and products
tea: an appraisal of processing methods and products
postharvest technology of cocoa
PART VII: BIOMASS, BY-PRODUCTS, AND CONTROL ASPECTS
conversion and utilization of biomass
utilization of by-products of fruit and vegetable processing
control aspects of postharvest technologies
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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