English | 2023 | PDF | 18 MB | 386 Pages
Bhim Pratap Singh, Shekhar Agnihotri, Garima Singh, 9780323911320, 978-0323911320, 978-0-323-91132-0, B0CD5MKKZ4, 0323984886, 0323911323, 9780323984881, 978-0323984881
Postharvest Management of Fresh Produce:
Recent Advances critically addresses the latest issues, challenges, and
technological advancements in postharvest management of fresh
commodities, especially fruits, nuts, and vegetables. The book covers
the intriguing correlation of preharvest treatments, maturity indices
and postharvest operations that significantly affect the postharvest
quality of fresh produce. Further topics include packaging, logistics
and storage technologies, the role of microbial communities, and 'omics'
strategies in postharvest disease management. Special attention is
given to the latest trends of nanotechnology, internet of things (IoTs),
and blockchain technologies in food supply chain management of
perishable products.
The book is a
great resource for young and experienced professionals in academia,
industry, and UG/PG students to explore a diversified range of topics in
postharvest strategies relevant to food processing, food technologies,
agro-processing and quality control.
- Thoroughly explores major preharvest losses due to non-availabilities of the latest technologies
- Describes the latest trends in the supply chain to minimize preharvest losses
- Provides an overview on smart technologies such as nanotechnology, IoTs and blockchain technology
