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Post-Harvest Physiology and Crop Preservation
Morris Lieberman
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Description for Post-Harvest Physiology and Crop Preservation
paperback. Series: NATO Science Series A. Num Pages: 585 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Emphasis in agricultural research for many years has concen trated on crop production. This emphasis has become more important in recent years with the realization that the population worldwide is outstripping the food supply. There is, however, another side to increasing the availability of the food supply. This simply involves preservation of the harvested crop·for human consumption. The losses incurred in harvesting, handling, transportation, storage and marketing crops have become a greater problem as the distance from the farm to the ultimate consumer increases. In the Western world where modern transportation, storage facilities, and marketing technology are widely used, post-harvest ... Read more
Emphasis in agricultural research for many years has concen trated on crop production. This emphasis has become more important in recent years with the realization that the population worldwide is outstripping the food supply. There is, however, another side to increasing the availability of the food supply. This simply involves preservation of the harvested crop·for human consumption. The losses incurred in harvesting, handling, transportation, storage and marketing crops have become a greater problem as the distance from the farm to the ultimate consumer increases. In the Western world where modern transportation, storage facilities, and marketing technology are widely used, post-harvest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
585
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series A
Number of Pages
572
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475700961
SKU
V9781475700961
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99-15
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