Post-Harvest Management and Value Addition of Fruits and Vegetables: Free PDF Download

Are you looking for a PDF on post-harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetables? This free PDF covers essential topics such as post-harvest processing, storage techniques, value addition, food preservation, and packaging. It has been revised by Dr. C. Indu Rani and reviewed by Dr. Pritom Kumar Borthakur.

What’s Inside?

🔍 Post-Harvest Processing & Loss Reduction
✅ Importance of Post-Harvest Processing
✅ Extent and Causes of Postharvest Losses

🌱 Factors Affecting Post-Harvest Quality
✅ Pre-Harvest Factors
✅ Maturity & Ripening Process
✅ Respiration & Its Role in Shelf Life

🏭 Handling, Storage & Processing
✅ Harvesting and Field Handling – Proper techniques for minimizing damage.
✅ Storage Methods – ZECC, Cold Storage, Controlled Atmosphere (CA), Modified Atmosphere (MA), and Hypobaric Storage.
✅ Food Preservation & Value Addition – Principles and methods for long shelf life.

🍓 Food Processing & Product Development
✅ Intermediate Moisture Foods – Jam, Jelly, Marmalade, Preserve, Candy – Concepts & Standards.
✅ Tomato-Based Products – Processing standards and drying/dehydration techniques.
✅ Canning & Packaging – Concepts and Standards, Packaging of Products.

About the Author

👨‍🏫 Dr. C. Indu Rani
🏛️ Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

👨‍🎓 Course Reviewed By:
👨‍🏫 Dr. Pritom Kumar Borthakur
🏛️ University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

📥 PDF Details & Download

📌 File Size: 831 KB
📌 Number of Pages: 83
📌 Format: PDF
📌 Language: English

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📚 Source: This PDF is based on data provided by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and is strictly for educational and research purposes. It is available for free download and must not be sold, modified, or used for commercial purposes.

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