Postharvest handling : a systems approach / / editors, Robert L. Shewfelt, Stanley E. Prussia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, Inc., c1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
631.56
664.8 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ShewfeltRobert L
PrussiaStanley Eugene |
Collana | Food Science and Technology |
Soggetto topico |
Fruit - Handling
Vegetables - Handling Fruit - Postharvest technology Vegetables - Postharvest technology Fruit - United States - Marketing Vegetables - United States - Marketing |
ISBN | 1-299-19281-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; CHAPTER 1. MARKETING SYSTEM FOR FRESH PRODUCE IN THE UNITED STATES; I. Changing Patterns in Food Consumption, Markets, and Supply Sources; II. Marketing System for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; III. Current Practices-A Critical Assessment; Bibliography; CHAPTER 2. CHALLENGES IN HANDLING FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; I. Handling of Fruits and Vegetables from Farm to Consumer; II. Toward a More Integrated Approach to Handling; III. Challenges Amenable to Systems Solutions
Bibliography CHAPTER 3. SYSTEMS APPROACH TO POSTHARVEST HANDLING; I. Postharvest Systems; II. Systems Approaches; III. Applications of a Systems Approach to Postharvest Handling; IV. Implications of a Systems Approach to Postharvest Handling; V. Summary; Bibliography; CHAPTER 4. PREHARVEST PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL EFFECTS ON POSTHARVEST QUALITY; I. Introduction; II. Whole Plant Model: Physiological Responses to Environmental Effects; III. Whole Field Model: Cultural Practices to Optimize Produce Quality; IV. Coordinating Production and Marketing to Enhance Quality V. Future Directions in Production Research and Management Bibliography; CHAPTER 5. MEASURING QUALITY AND MATURITY; I. Quality and Acceptability; II. Commodity-Specific Quality Attributes; III. Sample Collection and Preparation; IV. Maturity Indices; V. Measuring Quality; VI. Sensory Evaluation Techniques; VII. Quality in a Systems Context; Bibliography; CHAPTER 6. MICROBIAL QUALITY; I. Microorganisms of Concern; II. Factors Affecting Microbial Growth; III. Factors Affecting Microbial Quality; IV. Methods to Evaluate Microbial Quality; V. Maintaining Optimal Quality; Bibliography CHAPTER 7. MEASURING AND MODELING CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE I. Introduction; II. Data Collection; III. Modeling; IV. Hypothetical Illustration of a Consumer Acceptance Test; Bibliography; CHAPTER 8. MODELING QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS; I. Introduction; II. General Approach to Modeling; III. Models of Fruit and Vegetable Quality; IV. Conclusions; Bibliography; CHAPTER 9. VISUAL INSPECTION AND SORTING: FINDING POOR QUALITY BEFORE THE CONSUMER DOES; I. Background; II. Design and Operation of Sorting Equipment; III. Analysis of Sorting Operations; IV. Economics of Sorting Operations; V. Summary Bibliography CHAPTER 10. LATENT DAMAGE: A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE; I. Types of Latent Damage; II. Importance of Latent Damage; III. Implications; IV. Future Directions; Bibliography; CHAPTER 11. NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION: DETECTION OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ATTRIBUTES FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY OR DAMAGE; I. Optical Evaluation: Surface Appearance and Internal Attributes; II. Acoustic or Ultrasonic Evaluation: Firmness, Texture, and Maturity; III. X-Ray and Gamma Ray Evaluation: Solids Distribution and Density; IV. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Evaluation: Internal Features and Composition; V. Electrical Property Evaluation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779428703321 |
San Diego, : Academic Press, Inc., c1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Postharvest handling : a systems approach / / edited by Robert L. Shewfelt, Stanley E. Prussia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, Inc., c1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 631.5/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ShewfeltRobert L
PrussiaStanley Eugene |
Collana | Food science and technology |
Soggetto topico |
Fruit - Handling
Vegetables - Handling Fruit - Postharvest technology Vegetables - Postharvest technology Fruit - United States - Marketing Vegetables - United States - Marketing |
ISBN | 1-299-19281-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; CHAPTER 1. MARKETING SYSTEM FOR FRESH PRODUCE IN THE UNITED STATES; I. Changing Patterns in Food Consumption, Markets, and Supply Sources; II. Marketing System for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; III. Current Practices-A Critical Assessment; Bibliography; CHAPTER 2. CHALLENGES IN HANDLING FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; I. Handling of Fruits and Vegetables from Farm to Consumer; II. Toward a More Integrated Approach to Handling; III. Challenges Amenable to Systems Solutions
Bibliography CHAPTER 3. SYSTEMS APPROACH TO POSTHARVEST HANDLING; I. Postharvest Systems; II. Systems Approaches; III. Applications of a Systems Approach to Postharvest Handling; IV. Implications of a Systems Approach to Postharvest Handling; V. Summary; Bibliography; CHAPTER 4. PREHARVEST PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL EFFECTS ON POSTHARVEST QUALITY; I. Introduction; II. Whole Plant Model: Physiological Responses to Environmental Effects; III. Whole Field Model: Cultural Practices to Optimize Produce Quality; IV. Coordinating Production and Marketing to Enhance Quality V. Future Directions in Production Research and Management Bibliography; CHAPTER 5. MEASURING QUALITY AND MATURITY; I. Quality and Acceptability; II. Commodity-Specific Quality Attributes; III. Sample Collection and Preparation; IV. Maturity Indices; V. Measuring Quality; VI. Sensory Evaluation Techniques; VII. Quality in a Systems Context; Bibliography; CHAPTER 6. MICROBIAL QUALITY; I. Microorganisms of Concern; II. Factors Affecting Microbial Growth; III. Factors Affecting Microbial Quality; IV. Methods to Evaluate Microbial Quality; V. Maintaining Optimal Quality; Bibliography CHAPTER 7. MEASURING AND MODELING CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE I. Introduction; II. Data Collection; III. Modeling; IV. Hypothetical Illustration of a Consumer Acceptance Test; Bibliography; CHAPTER 8. MODELING QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS; I. Introduction; II. General Approach to Modeling; III. Models of Fruit and Vegetable Quality; IV. Conclusions; Bibliography; CHAPTER 9. VISUAL INSPECTION AND SORTING: FINDING POOR QUALITY BEFORE THE CONSUMER DOES; I. Background; II. Design and Operation of Sorting Equipment; III. Analysis of Sorting Operations; IV. Economics of Sorting Operations; V. Summary Bibliography CHAPTER 10. LATENT DAMAGE: A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE; I. Types of Latent Damage; II. Importance of Latent Damage; III. Implications; IV. Future Directions; Bibliography; CHAPTER 11. NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION: DETECTION OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ATTRIBUTES FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY OR DAMAGE; I. Optical Evaluation: Surface Appearance and Internal Attributes; II. Acoustic or Ultrasonic Evaluation: Firmness, Texture, and Maturity; III. X-Ray and Gamma Ray Evaluation: Solids Distribution and Density; IV. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Evaluation: Internal Features and Composition; V. Electrical Property Evaluation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825432003321 |
San Diego, : Academic Press, Inc., c1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable marketing : emerging trade practices, trends, and issues / / Linda Calvin and Robert Cook, coordinators ; Mark Denbaly ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC (1800 M St., NW, Washington, 20036-5831) : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, , [2001] |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 52 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CalvinLinda
CookRoberta L DenbalyMark |
Collana | Agricultural economic report |
Soggetto topico |
Fruit trade - United States
Fruit - United States - Marketing Vegetable trade - United States Vegetables - United States - Marketing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable marketing |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910691077303321 |
Washington, DC (1800 M St., NW, Washington, 20036-5831) : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, , [2001] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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USDA AMS food purchase reports and invitations to bid [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.?], : USDA, [1997?]- |
Soggetto topico |
Fruit trade - Government policy - United States
Fruit - United States - Marketing Letting of contracts - United States Livestock - Government policy - United States Livestock - United States - Marketing Meat industry and trade - United States Vegetable trade - Government policy - United States Vegetables - United States - Marketing |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Collezione |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Fruit and vegetable programs -- Livestock and seed programs -- Poultry programs -- Search food purchases. |
Altri titoli varianti |
AMS food purchases
Food purchase reports and invitations to bid |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910690726003321 |
[Washington, D.C.?], : USDA, [1997?]- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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