21. Postharvest Handling Of Fruits And Vegetables Most fruit and vegetable crops retain better quality at high relative humidity (80to 95%), but at this humidity, disease growth is encouraged. http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/postharvest.html

Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables Horticulture Technical Note ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service PO Box 3657 Fayetteville, AR 72702 Phone: 1-800-346-9140 - FAX: (479) 442-9842 By Janet Bachmann and Richard Earles NCAT Agriculture Specialists August 2000 The PDF version of this document is available at http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/postharvest.pdf kb Table of Contents Production Practices Harvest Handling References Resources ... Appendix II: The Portacooler Abstract Appropriate production practices, careful harvesting, and proper packaging, storage, and transport all contribute to good produce quality. This publication covers postharvest practices suitable for small-scale operations, and points out the importance of production and harvesting techniques for improving quality and storability. Various methods for cooling fresh produce are discussed, and resources are listed for further information, equipment, and supplies. Introduction You have spent months working in the fields, and now have a bountiful harvest of beautiful fruits and vegetables. You want to ensure that your customers will also enjoy this healthy harvest. How can you best maintain the quality and safety of your produce as it travels from the field to the table? How can produce be stored so that it does not need to be sold immediately? High-quality, disease-free produce with a good shelf life is a result of sound production practices, proper handling during harvest, and appropriate postharvest handling and storage.

22. Prevention Of Post-harvest Food Losses Fruits, Vegetables And Root Crops A Train fruits 2. vegetables 3. Root crops 4. Postharvest losses I. Title II. Series Preservation methods for fruit, vegetables and root crops http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0073E/T0073E00.htm

Prevention of post-harvest food losses fruits, vegetables and root crops a training manual Table of Contents FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1989 Acknowledgement is due to John Burden and R.B.H. Wills, who compiled the document, and Kellogg Smith, who reviewed and edited the text. Thanks are also due to Adrian Toet and Andrew Shepherd, who contributed to the preparation of this manual. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. FAO, Rome (Italy) Prevention of post-harvest food losses: fruits, vegetables and root crops. (FAO Training Series: no. 17/2) 1. Fruits 2. Vegetables 3. Root crops 4. Post-harvest losses I. Title II. Series FAO code: 17 AGRIS: J11 ISBN 92-5-102766-8 (c) FAO 1989 Printed in Italy Contents Foreword Preface 1. Introduction

23. Food Loss Prevention In Perishable Crops - 4. Fruits And Vegetables Storage of fresh fruits and vegetables prolongs their usefulness, Overpurchaseof cheap but highly perishable fruits and vegetables leading to wastage http://www.fao.org/docrep/s8620e/S8620E0a.htm

4. Fruits and vegetables Contents Previous Next 4.1 General considerations Many post-harvest losses are direct results of factors before harvest. Fruit a and vegetables that are infected with pests and diseases, inappropriately irrigated and fertilized, or generally of poor quality before harvesting, can never be improved by post-harvest treatments. Very often the rate of commodity loss is faster if the quality at harvest is below standard. Thus, the processes in the attainment and maintenance of quality from production, harvesting, handling and marketing must be considered a unified system. The success of preserving the harvest-fresh quality of produce demands control of each step in the system, depends on the previous stop and therefore is a chain of interdependent activities. The small size and isolation of many vegetable farms make it logical to employ manual harvest labour which is often relatively cheap and non-organized. Traditional methods of harvesting are still employed using a minimum of mechanical aide. Many of the farmers may know their market but do not analyze it and plant without much concern for it. Price considerations are usually given more weight than the quality of the produce. Early harvesting of carrots, chayote, snap beans, squash and bottle gourd give better quality, but lower yield. On the other hand, vegetables may be harvested before reaching prime quality if the prevailing market price is high duo to the scarcity of the product. Knowledge of maturity indices is often inadequate in moat instances visual indices being used. Therefore, more experienced farmers can deliver better quality products than those with less experience.

24. Precooling: Key Factor For Assuring Quality In New Fresh Market Vegetable Crops vegetable crops. p. 521524. In J. Janick (ed.), Progress in new crops. Producer success in the marketplace for fresh fruits and vegetables is http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1996/v3-521.html

Index Search Home Table of Contents Sullivan, G.H., L.R. Davenport, and J.W. Julian. 1996. Precooling: Key factor for assuring quality in new fresh market vegetable crops. p. 521-524. In: J. Janick (ed.), Progress in new crops. ASHS Press, Arlington, VA. Precooling: Key Factor for Assuring Quality in New Fresh Market Vegetable Crops Glenn H. Sullivan, Lonni R. Davenport, and James W. Julian VALUE-ADDED MARKETING CHAIN PRECOOLING TECHNOLOGIES COMMERCIAL MARKET SUCCESS REFERENCES ... Fig. 1 VALUE-ADDED MARKETING CHAIN In the past, the principal market for most fresh produce has been the traditional family. Today this traditional family unit accounts for only about 13% of all households in the United States. Individuals living alone now comprise almost 24% of all households, and single parent families account for nearly 22% of all households with children under 18 years of age. Today 40% of all shopping is done by men! Point of purchase selections in the fresh produce departments of retail grocery outlets increased from an average of 67 in 1985 to over 312 in 1995 (Hammel 1995). These trends signal major changes in the way consumers spend their incomes, and how they make their purchases. Retail supermarkets are still the principal point of purchase for most fresh produce consumers, accounting for over two-thirds of all domestic sales (

25. Agricultural Factsheet #3, Fruits And Vegetables Over 500 Vermont farms sell nearly $20 million of fruits and vegetables annually . Only the highest value berry and vegetable crops are irrigated. http://www.uvm.edu/extension/publications/factsheets/agfs3/

AGFS-3 Vermont ... Fruits and Vegetables Agriculture, Food, and Community in Vermont Vermont Fruits and Vegetables Facts at a Glance Fruits and Vegetables (based on 1992-1994 data): There are over 7,500 acres of commercial fruits and vegetables grown in Vermont. Over 500 Vermont farms sell nearly $20 million of fruits and vegetables annually. Over 200 farms sell produce at over 30 farmers' markets throughout the state. Sales at Vermont farmers' markets are estimated to be $2.5 million annually. Fruits: Over 220 farms sold more than $9.5 million in fruits and berries annually. There are approximately 90 commercial apple growers in the state. An estimated 4,800 acres produce 900,000 bushels of apples; 62% of these are McIntosh. More than 300,000 gallons of cider are produced each year in Vermont. Approximately 187 acres produced over 850,000 pounds of strawberries, and over 300,000 pounds of blueberries were harvested on 114 acres in Vermont in 1992. Vegetables: Approximately 330 farms produce about $10 million worth of vegetables each year. Over 1,300 acres of sweet corn are grown in Vermont.

26. UNH Cooperative Extension - Agriculture - Marketing Fruits And Vegetables Organic Agriculture Forages and Field crops Fruit Vegetable crops Greenhouse Since most New Hampshire growers market their fruits and vegetables http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Agric/AGFVC/FVCMFV.htm

Home About Us Counties News ... Contact Us Search Agriculture Agricultural Business Management Aquaculture Dairy, Livestock, Forages and Field Crops ... Pest Management Other Sites Other Cooperative Extension Websites University of NH List of Related ... Search Engines Marketing Fruits and Vegetables Links for Marketing Fruits and Vegetables New Hampshire Agriculture: New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food Directory of New Hampshire Farm Stands Directory of New Hampshire Farmers' Markets Directory of New Hampshire Pick-Your-Own Operations Directory of New Hampshire Specialty Food Products Directory New Hampshire Stories, Inc New England Agriculture Production Statistics: New England Agricultural Statistics Service Direct Marketing and Marketing Services: Farmer Direct Marketing from USDA North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association Agricultural Marketing Services from USDA Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale (Terminal) Market Price Reports from USDA Agricultural Marketing Services Fruit and Vegetable Market News Users Guide from USDA Agricultural Marketing Services Home UNHCE Intranet About Us Counties ... Contact Us UNH Cooperative Extension Search: Powered by Google

27. Horticultural Crops: ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Servic This series spans five principal topic areas fruits, vegetables, agroforestry,herbs flowers, Integrated Weed Management in Vegetable crops http://attra.ncat.org/horticultural.html

800-346-9140 (English) Home Site Map Who We Are Contact Us ... Master Publication List Enter your email above and click Go. Newsletter Archives ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service P.O. Box 3657 Fayetteville, AR 72702 Home Horticultural Crops Horticultural Crops This series spans six principal topic areas: Fruits Vegetables Herbs and Flowers Greenhouse Production ... Other Horticultural Topics These resources offer detailed information on production of specific horticultural crops, focusing on sustainable and organic production methods for traditional produce, and also introducing a range of alternative crops and enterprises. In these publications you can find information on strategies for more sustainable greenhouse and field production of everything from lettuce to trees. Fruits ATTRA Publications NOTE: Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader Tree Fruits: Organic Production Overview Summary HTML PDF / 1.5 mb

28. PR-488: 2003 Fruit And Vegetable Crops Research Report Because fruits and vegetables are highvalue crops, the plant disease diagnosticlaboratory should be a great value to commercial growers. http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/pr/pr488/6 diagnostic.HTM

Online Publications 2003 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report Introduction Demonstrations Small Fruits Tree Fruits ... Appendix DIAGNOSTIV LABORATORY Fruit and Vegetable Disease Observations from the Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, 2003 Julie Beale, Paul Bachi, William Nesmith, and John Hartman, Department of Plant Pathology Introduction Materials and Methods The 2003 Kentucky growing season provided mostly cooler than normal temperatures and above-normal rainfall. This season produced the second wettest April-September on record and the second coolest June and July (26th coolest April-September). January temperatures were below normal but not cold enough to cause widespread cold injuries to overwintering fruit crops, although there was some injury. There were a few scattered spring frosts, which caused occasional injury and significant apple crop loss and uneven grape bloom in Central and Northern Kentucky. Fruit and vegetable diseases favored by prolonged wet weather appeared more frequently in many fields, orchards, and vineyards and with the increased disease pressure, some disease management programs that worked well in the past failed this year. Results and Discussion New and Emerging Fruit and Vegetable Diseases in Kentucky Pierce's disease of grapes caused by Xylella fastidiosa.

29. OMAFRA - MAAARO Most fresh fruits and vegetables can be forcedair cooled. For some crops,it might not be necessary to operate the forced-air cooler at temperatures as http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/crops/facts/98-031.htm

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30. Postharvest Handling Of Horticultural Crops Postharvest Handling of Horticultural crops Postharvest Handling Coolingof Fresh fruits, vegetables and Flowers for Small Farms http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/post-index.html

Horticulture Information Leaflets Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops Horticulture Information Leaflets that have a image following the title have an Adobe Acrobat (TM) formatted version that is available by clicking on the image. You will need the Acrobat Reader to view these files. 800 Part I: Quality Maintenace HTML PDF 801 Part II: Cooling HTML PDF 802 Part III: Handling HTML PDF 803 Part IV: Mixed Loads HTML PDF 804 Part V: References HTML PDF Postharvest Commodity Series, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering HTML People in North Carolina click here to find your local County Extension Center People outside North Carolina click here to find your State Cooperative Extension Service Back to Horticulture Leaflet Directory

31. Storage And Postharvest Information For Fruits & Vegetables - Sydney Postharvest A thorough summary of storage and postharvest information for horticultural crops . Fruit Vegetable Postharvest Storage Information http://www.postharvest.com.au/Produce_Information.htm

A thorough summary of storage and postharvest information for horticultural crops available on the Web. The most common source of information is the Sydney Postharvest Laboratory Optimal Database (to view these requires Adobe Acrobat Viewer Version 4 or later), other sources are indicated in brackets. FRUITS VEGETABLES Ambarella Amaranth Almonds (in shell) Anthora (GAIN) ... Radish (UC Davis) Pears Tannia or Cocoyam (GAIN) Tayerblad (GAIN) 'Bartlett' (UC Davis) Tomatillo (Husk Tomato) (UC Davis ... TO HOME PAGE Sydney Postharvest Laboratory Revised Dec 2002 (H. James)

32. Practices To Enhance Marketing Of Fruits And Vegetables Preferences for locally grown fruit and vegetable crops are apparent for sweet Harvest of fruit and vegetable crops at the proper maturity is essential. http://marketingoutreach.usda.gov/info/99Manual/marketfruit.htm

Practices to Enhance Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables Charles A. Mullins, Professor The future shows more promise for large scale producers or small scale producers than for mid sized producers. The large scale producer can afford the large equipment needed for production, and the use of migrant labor. Small scale producers can use smaller equipment, often hand operated, and family or local labor to substitute for other equipment. Large producers are linked through brokers to supply produce over a relatively long season or year round and it is difficult for small scale producers to supply the quantity and quality required over a long period. Both types of producers can be highly successful or can go broke as production and marketing practices are highly volatile. A mid sized producer is less efficient, and often can't economically justify the purchase of needed equipment or substitute labor for equipment. There are opportunities for small scale producers for on-farm markets, organized farm markets, locally owned supermarkets, and locally owned fruit and vegetable markets. When selling to any market, and especially to local supermarkets or fruit and vegetable markets, good communication between producer and buyer is essential. A producer needs to know what, when, and how much the buyer can use. The buyer needs to know what is available and when, as he has to keep the shelves stocked. Determining a fair price can be difficult. Daily market prices are available on the internet. County Extension personnel can access this information for producers. Retailers generally double the price paid to account for shrinkage and spoilage.

33. Are Our Fruits And Vegetables Vegan? fruits and vegetables contain no animal ingredients, they weren t processed Most of the products created through biotechnology are crops that work in http://health.rmad.org/west_comment.htm

Are Our Fruits and Vegetables Vegan? by Patrick West You might say to yourself, “Well, that’s a silly question, of course they are vegan. Fruits and vegetables contain no animal ingredients, they weren't processed using animals and they aren't tested on animals.” With the above definition, let’s take a look at this question. If you just stop and think about fruits and vegetables, they are vegan. But if you dig a little deeper, you might find a different answer. Enter the genetic manipulation of our food supply and conventional farming. I contend that if a fruit or vegetable is not certified organic then there is a very good chance that it is actually not vegan at all. It may contain, be processed with, and/or be tested on animals. With the genetic alteration of our foods, many of our fruits, vegetables, legumes, and processed foods contain genetic material from animals. By genetic alteration (also known as biotechnology, genetic engineering, genetically modified), I mean that genes from one organism are extracted and inserted into the cells of another organism in the laboratory. For example, tomatoes have been engineered with a gene found in the blood of flounders. This gene is responsible for keeping a flounder from freezing in the ice-cold waters in which it lives. The modification is made to create tomatoes that will grow in the cold of winter without freezing. Another not-so appetizing example is lettuce engineered with genes from rats to “enhance” its taste.

34. MSG Sprayed On Growing Fruits And Vegetables sprayed right on fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and vegetables as they grow Use of free glutamic acid as a spray on crops throws the amino acid http://www.truthinlabeling.org/msgsprayed.html

WWW .truthinlabeling.org Home page Back to Table of Contents MSG is being sprayed right on fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and vegetables as they grow even those used in baby food In the 1970s, reluctant food processors "voluntarily" took processed free glutamic acid (MSG) out of baby food. Today it's back, in fertilizers called "Omega Protein Refined/Hydrolyzed Fish Emulsion" and "Steam Hydrolyzed Feather Meal," both of which contain hydrolyzed proteins; and in a product called AuxiGro WP Plant Metabolic Primer (AuxiGro) produced by Emerald BioAgriculture (formerly Auxein Corporation), which contains both hydrolyzed protein(s) and "monosodium glutamate." AuxiGro is being sprayed on some of the vegetables we and our children will eat, into the air we and our children must breath, and onto the ground from which it can move into drinking water. Head lettuce, leaf lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, and peanuts were among the first crops targeted. On September 12, 2000, the Auxein Corporation Web site gave the following information: Crops registered include: Celery; Fresh Market Cucumbers; Edible Navy and Pinto Beans; Grapes; Bulb Onions; Bell, Green and Jalapeno Peppers; Iceberg Head Lettuce; Romaine and Butter Leaf Lettuce; Peanuts; Potatoes; Snap Beans; Strawberries; Processing Tomatoes; Fresh Tomatoes; and Watermelons.

35. Lost Crops Of Africa: Fruits And Vegetables Project Title Lost crops of Africa fruits and vegetables Date Posted Posted08/07/2003 Project Identification Number OIAX-N-98-01-A Major Unit http://www4.nas.edu/cp.nsf/0/30435d3ea313192a85256d7b006b7262?OpenDocument

36. Lost Crops Of Africa: Fruits And Vegetables Project Title Lost crops of Africa fruits and vegetables Project IdentificationNumber OIAXN-98-01-A Responsible Staff Officer Major Unit http://www4.nas.edu/webcr.nsf/CommitteeDisplay/OIAX-N-98-01-A?OpenDocument

37. Vegetables Prevention of postharvest food losses fruits, vegetables and root crops Postharvest technology aims to protect harvested fruits and vegetables by http://agrifor.ac.uk/browse/cabi/721cd53508d527fdfedb33ab1cc4b2cb.html

low graphics vegetables broader: crops other: cucurbit fruits field crops fresh products horticultural crops ... vegetable products narrower: leafy vegetables mushrooms root vegetables Vegetable gardening Provided by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, this site comprises a collection of articles and factsheets, covering the horticulture of individual vegetables (use, culture and description of the species), fertilisers, minigardening, organic gardening, preserving, seeding, soil preparation, and weed and pest management. Articles can be viewed in either HTML or PDF, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. The site has a local bias to Florida, but will be of interest to a wider audience. The site is part of the University's Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS), an electronic repository of over 4,000 publications related to agriculture, natural resources, the environment, and human and rural development. vegetables horticulture handbooks Prevention of post-harvest food losses : fruits, vegetables and root crops This manual is volume II of the FAO training manual on the prevention of post-harvest food losses, and is based on material previously developed during FAO's training programmes. Published in 1989, the manual is aimed at "field staff, project supervisors, teachers at agricultural schools and at training institutions, and extension personnel connected with the handling and marketing of those commodities". Topics covered by the manual include; nutrition and fresh produce, pre-harvest factors in produce marketing, harvesting and field handling, packaging of fruit, vegetables and root crops, post-harvest treatments, and strategies for improvement in marketing. The document includes two appendices and is in HTML format.

38. AGRIFOR: The UK's Gateway To High Quality Internet Resources In Agriculture, Foo Monthly report on the vegetable crops in England and Wales Postharvest technologyaims to protect harvested fruits and vegetables by maintaining quality http://agrifor.ac.uk/text/browse/cabi/721cd53508d527fdfedb33ab1cc4b2cb.html

high graphics Agrifor home search browse about ... sitemap vegetables broader: crops other: cucurbit fruits field crops fresh products horticultural crops ... vegetable products narrower: leafy vegetables mushrooms root vegetables Vegetable gardening Provided by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, this site comprises a collection of articles and factsheets, covering the horticulture of individual vegetables (use, culture and description of the species), fertilisers, minigardening, organic gardening, preserving, seeding, soil preparation, and weed and pest management. Articles can be viewed in either HTML or PDF, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. The site has a local bias to Florida, but will be of interest to a wider audience. The site is part of the University's Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS), an electronic repository of over 4,000 publications related to agriculture, natural resources, the environment, and human and rural development. vegetables horticulture handbooks Prevention of post-harvest food losses : fruits, vegetables and root crops

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40. Fruits & Vegetables Fresh Market Vegetable Production Planting and Harvest Dates Tomato FruitDisorders. List of Publications available Cole crops view download http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wihort/fruitveggies/

Direct Ag Market Moves in New Directions DuPont Cancels Benomyl Registration Garden Center Pesticides for the Public Fruits: Apple Cultivars For Wisconsin Safer, Tastier Apple Cider Spraying Techniques for Fruit Trees Vegetables: 2001 All American Selections Diazinon Cancellation for Home Lawns and Gardens Fresh Market Vegetable Production Planting and Harvest Dates Grow Your Own Green Salad ... Vegetable Publications WI Vegetable PowerPoint Presentations: Homeowners Guide To Tomato Production [ view download The A to Z of Veggies [ view download WI Vegetable INSECTS PowerPoint Presentations: Carrots, Celery, and Salad Greens [

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