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Fruit and Vegetable Storage
Anthony Keith Thompson
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Description for Fruit and Vegetable Storage
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition. Num Pages: 139 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TDCT; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
This Brief reviews the effects of increasing and reducing atmospheric pressure on the postharvest life of fruit and vegetables. The text covers the common methods and technologies used and evaluates the history and benefits of hypobaric and hyperbaric storage. Both of these techniques have the potential to address quantitative and qualitative challenges in the postharvest sector of the fresh fruit and vegetables industry. Hypobaric and Hyperbaric Storage of Fruit and Vegetables reports on the effects of storage on over 45 types of fruit and vegetables, as well as on whole plants and cut flowers. As consumer demand for high quality product increases, ... Read more
This Brief reviews the effects of increasing and reducing atmospheric pressure on the postharvest life of fruit and vegetables. The text covers the common methods and technologies used and evaluates the history and benefits of hypobaric and hyperbaric storage. Both of these techniques have the potential to address quantitative and qualitative challenges in the postharvest sector of the fresh fruit and vegetables industry. Hypobaric and Hyperbaric Storage of Fruit and Vegetables reports on the effects of storage on over 45 types of fruit and vegetables, as well as on whole plants and cut flowers. As consumer demand for high quality product increases, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
Number of Pages
126
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319235905
SKU
V9783319235905
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Anthony Keith Thompson
Anthony Keith Thompson has been teaching, researching, consulting and managing in the food industry thoughout Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas for nearly 60 years. He has a BSc in horticulture from London University and a PhD in Agronomy from Leeds University.
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