Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality
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…answers the urgent need for an authoritative and informative volume concerning the important influence of environmental issues on produce quality. …Its [15] chapters are written by individuals well qualified to review the progress being made in their areas of expertise. …I am confident that any reader concerned with nontoxic preservation of food, and its effects on the quality of our life will find this book a significant contribution to the field.
-From the Preface by Eric E. Conn, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, member of the United States Academy of Science.
Book Description
This book focuses on the most recent environmentally-friendly technologies, such as physical treatments of heat and modified atmospheric packaging, developed to reduce spoilage and maintain the quality of produce. Internationally recognized investigators review the latest knowledge in this field. With several chapters written by the researchers who developed recent scientific breakthroughs, the book details newer technologies in heat treatment that help reduce decay, scalding, and chilling injury. Other topics include the technological revolution in transportation of produce from the producing countries to the consuming countries, and the growing trend of demand for fresh cut products.
Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality,Shimshon Ben Yeoshua,CRC,0849319110,Agriculture - Agronomy,Farm produce,Food Science,Food crops,Postharvest technology,Quality,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Technology & Industrial Arts,Technology / Food Industry & Science
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