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Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach 3rd Edition
Author(s): Wojciech J. Florkowski (Editor), Nigel H. Banks (Editor), Robert L. Shewfelt (Editor), Stanley E. Prussia (Editor)
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: 3 Nov. 2018
- Edition: 3rd
- Language: English
- Print length: 592 pages
- ISBN-10: 0128100990
- ISBN-13: 9780128100998
Book Description
- Presents current research methods and applications in temperature control and heat treatments to help minimize moisture content, to prevent spoilage and mold, and more
- Addresses challenges of traceability and sustainability
- Presents testing and measurement techniques and applications
- Provides technological tools to create crop value and improve both food safety and food quality
Editorial Reviews
Review
An invaluable resource to anyone in the fresh produce processing industry monitoring produce quality from farm to fork
About the Author
Nigel Banks worked as a Professor of Postharvest Technology at Massey University and at ZESPRI as General Manager for Innovation, where he learned branding, growers, consumers, ways to connect them and the added value of an outstanding team. Through Postharvest.Co, Nigel is exploring new ways to connect postharvesters, art, online tools and learning with an eye to the increasingly pressing needs of our future world.
Robert L Shewfelt is Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia. He advises more than 50 students and has taught 11 different courses in the past two years ranging from Freshman Seminars in Chocolate Science and Coffee Technology to graduate-level courses in Food Research & the Scientific Method. Dr. Shewfelt was also the 2006 recipient of the Cruess Award for Excellence in Teaching of IFT. He co-edited “Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach (3rd edition)
