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Potatoes Postharvest
R Pringle
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Description for Potatoes Postharvest
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive examination of international potato production. This book discusses how potatoes are managed post harvest, the underlying science behind practices and the influences that can affect final quality. It also describes potato physiology, harvesting techniques and loading procedures as well as optimum storage conditions. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TVD; TVK; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1136.
A wider understanding of potato postharvest practices is needed to improve working relations between growers, agronomists, pathologists and crop store managers. Providing a comprehensive examination of international potato production, this book identifies which storage systems suit particular climatic zones as well as considering interactions between crop microclimate, dehydration, crop cooling, condensation and disease development. Potatoes Postharvest will guide the reader through the activities following harvest from store loading, store management, and grading to packaging and dispatch.
A wider understanding of potato postharvest practices is needed to improve working relations between growers, agronomists, pathologists and crop store managers. Providing a comprehensive examination of international potato production, this book identifies which storage systems suit particular climatic zones as well as considering interactions between crop microclimate, dehydration, crop cooling, condensation and disease development. Potatoes Postharvest will guide the reader through the activities following harvest from store loading, store management, and grading to packaging and dispatch.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851995021
SKU
V9780851995021
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
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