Crop post-harvest [[electronic resource] ] : science and technology . Volume 2 Durables / / edited by Rick Hodges and Graham Farrell

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.56
• Soggetto topico: Crops - Postharvest technology; Agricultural processing
• Altri autori: GolobP FarrellGraham, Dr. HodgesRick, Dr.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Rice; China; Japan; Australia; 2 Maize; Tanzania (East and Central Africa); Zimbabwe; Argentina; 3 Wheat; Pakistan and Afghanistan; United Kingdom; United States of America; Australia; 4 Malting Barley: Europe; 5 Sorghum; Underground storage; South India; Ethiopia; 6 Common Beans: Latin America; 7 Cowpea: United States of America; 8 Miscellaneous Oilseeds; Worldwide Oilseeds; Canola (rapeseed): Canada; 9 Peanuts; Senegal; United States of America; 10 Copra: The Philippines; 11 Coffee ; 12 Cocoa: West Africa (Ghana)13 Dried Fruit and Nuts:United States of America; 14 Cured Fish; Senegal; Beetle infestation and control in the developing tropics; Index; Colour Plates
• Sommario/riassunto: Durable commodities are the raw products from which food can be made and are the staples on which most humans rely; with but a few exceptions they are the seeds of plants. Volume 1 of this ground-breaking book series (details below) explains how crops should be dried, handled, protected from pests and stored by smaller holders or large-scale enterprises. This second volume presents a series of case studies on how durable crops are actually stored and marketed. The compilation of this three-volume work has been supported and is endorsed by the Natural Resources Institute of the Universit
• Titolo autorizzato: Crop post-harvest
• ISBN: 1-281-32215-6; 9786611322151; 0-470-70895-6; 0-470-75102-9; 0-470-75037-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877064403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II