Packaging fresh fruits and vegetables is one of the more important steps in the long and complicated journey from grower to consumer.
Packing House Operations for Fruits and Vegetables
Packing houses serve as a collection centre for fruits and vegetables prior to distribution and marketing.
POSTHARVEST HANDLING OF CITRUS
Mature fruit vary in size, even those on the same tree With sweet oranges such as Valencia or Liucheng, harvesting should begin with the smaller fruit which mature first.
POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT
The only post-harvest treatment required for the long storage of bulb onions is a thorough curing of the bulbs. Curing is a drying process intended to dry off the necks and outer scale leaves of the bulbs to prevent the loss of moisture and the attack by decay during storage.
How Does A Refrigerator Work?
This is similar to what happens inside older refrigerators. Instead of water, though, the refrigerator uses chemicals to do the cooling.
AMMONIA COMPRESSORS AND REFRIGERATION PLANT
1 This circular gives advice on the precautions to be taken against the toxic, fire and explosion hazards presented by refrigeration systems containing ammonia.