Sharma Satish Kumar | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Postharvest Management and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables is a text book written in simple brief language for teachers as well as students. The book covers the syllabus of the basic course on postharvest management and processing of fruits and vegetables. The book has been divided into 4 parts. Part I deals with Postharvest Physiology, Part II with Management and Processing, III with Novel Technologies and Part IV with Objective Questions. A brief introduction and basics of recent topics i.e. Extrusion, irradiation, ohmic heating, microwave processing and dielectric heating, pulsed electric fields, magnetic fields, pulsed light treatment, high pressure processing, ultra sounds, linear induction electron accelerator, minimal processing and hurdle technology, designer foods and nutraceuticals, genetically modified foods, GAP and GMP and HACCP have also been covered along with objectives questions that are often asked in various competitive examinations. The book would be of great use the students, researchers, teachers and all those who have interest in the subject.