Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology, Volume 1 Principles and Practice

by Golob, Peter; Farrell, Graham; Orchard, John E.

• ISBN13: 9780632057238
• ISBN10: 0632057238
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

World-wide losses of crops, post-harvest, through microbial action, pests, diseases and other types of spoilage amount to millions of tons every year. This essential handbook is the first in a three-volume series which covers all factors affecting post-harvest quality of all major fruits, vegetables, cereals and other crops. Compiled by members of the world-renowned Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich, Chatham, UK, the comprehensive contents of this landmark publication encourage interactions between each sector of the agricultural community in order to improve food security, food safety and food quality in today's global atmosphere. Through the carefully compiled and edited chapters, internationally respected authors discuss ways to improve harvest yield and quality, drawing on their many years' practical experience and the latest research findings, applications and methodologies. Subjects covered include: an introduction to the systems used in post-harvest agricultural processes, physical and biological factors affecting post-harvest commodities, storage issues, pest management, food processing and preservation, food systems, the latest research and assimilation of this work, and current trade and international agreements. An invaluable glossary showing important pests, pathogens and plants is also included. Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology Volume 1: Principles and Practice is a must-have reference book which offers the reader an overview of the globalisation of post-harvest science, technology, economics, and the development of the storage and handling of perishable and durable products. Volumes 2 and 3 will go on to explore durables and perishables individually in more detail, with many case studies taken from around the globe. This 3-volume work is the standard handbook and reference for all professionals involved in the harvesting, shipping, storage and processing of crops, including agricultural and plant scientists, food scientists and technologists, microbiologists, plant pathologists, entomologists and all post harvest, shipping and storage consultants. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should have multiple copies on their shelves

Author Biography

Peter Golob is the editor of Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology, Volume 1: Principles and Practice, published by Wiley.

Dr Graham Farrell is Director of Plant Clinic Limited, a U.K. based company, providing advice on plant health based on sustainable principles.

John E. Orchard is the editor of Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology, Volume 1: Principles and Practice, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Foreword	xi
Professor Chris Haines
Preface	xiii
Post-Harvest Systems in Agriculture	1	(34)
F. Goletti
E. Samman
Biology of Plant Commodities	35	(34)
D. Rees
L. Hammond
Physical Factors in Post-Harvest Quality	69	(24)
A.D. Devereau
Properties of stored products	69	(5)
A.D. Devereau
The principal physical factors	74	(3)
A.D. Devereau
Water	77	(6)
R. Myhara
Measurement of physical factors	83	(1)
A.D. Devereau
Moisture content	84	(9)
C. Anderson
Biological Factors in Post-Harvest Quality	93	(48)
G. Farrell
Post-harvest pests and the damage they cause	93	(1)
G. Farrell
Pests of durable crops -- insects and arachnids	94	(18)
R.J. Hodges
Pests of durable crops -- vertebrates	112	(8)
A.N. Meyer
S. R. Belmain
Pests of durable crops -- moulds	120	(11)
P.W. Wareing
Diseases and pests of perishable crops	131	(10)
G. Farrell
Technology and Management of Storage	141	(92)
R.A. Boxall
Storage losses	143	(26)
R.A. Boxall
Storage structures	169	(7)
R.A. Boxall
Storage of horticultural produce	176	(15)
S.J. Taylor
R.D. Bancroft
Selection of stores for durable commodities	191	(1)
R.A. Boxall
Small-scale farm storage in the developing world	192	(8)
J. R. Brice
Transit or trader storage	200	(1)
R. A. Boxall
Medium and large-scale storage	200	(4)
R.A. Boxall
Storage management	204	(29)
R. A. Boxall
Pest Management	233	(88)
P. Golob
Safety	234	(8)
P. Golob
Insect control	242	(28)
L. A. Birkinshaw
Inert dusts	270	(10)
T.E. Stathers
Botanicals	280	(4)
S.R. Belmain
Rodent control	284	(11)
A.N. Meyer
S.R. Belmain
Bird control	295	(4)
S.R. Belmain
A. N. Meyer
Moulds and bacteria	299	(2)
G. Farrell
Approaches to pest management in stored grain	301	(20)
R. J. Hodges
Remedial Treatments in Pest Management	321	(39)
R.W.D. Taylor
P. Golob
Fumigation	321	(17)
R.W.D. Taylor
Radiation disinfestation	338	(4)
A. D. Devereau
Other methods of disinfestation and protection	342	(18)
P. Golob
Food Processing and Preservation	360	(63)
A.A. Swetman
Food preservation	360	(12)
L. Nicolaides
P. W. Wareing
Packaging	372	(7)
J.H. New
Flour	379	(7)
J.F. Wood
Oilseeds, oils and fats	386	(10)
A.A. Swetman
Weaning foods	396	(5)
L. Hammond
Animal feeds	401	(22)
J.F. Wood
Food Systems	423	(18)
P.S. Hindmarsh
Access to food	423	(1)
P.S. Hindmarsh
Credit and storage	424	(3)
P.S. Hindmarsh
The case for food security reserves	427	(4)
P.S. Hindmarsh
Market access	431	(3)
H.M. Kindness
A.E. Gordon
Seed security	434	(3)
D.J. Walker
Food aid	437	(4)
D.J. Walker
Applied Research and Dissemination	441	(23)
H.C. Coote
N.K. Marsland
Extension methods and technology transfer in less developed countries	441	(6)
H.C. Coote
Farmer participation in assessing post-harvest needs	447	(1)
N.K. Marsland
A methodological framework for combining quantitative and qualitative survey methods	448	(9)
N.K. Marsland
I.M. Wilson
S. Abeyasekera
U.K. Kleih
Monitoring investment and the evaluation of impact	457	(3)
N.K. Marsland
I.M. Wilson
S. Abeyasekera
U.K. Kleih
The impact of post-harvest research on household food security	460	(4)
N.K. Marsland
I.M. Wilson
S. Abeyasekera
U.K. Kleih
Trade and International Agreements	464	(47)
P. Greenhalgh
J.A. Conway
The WTO and other international and regional organisations	465	(5)
P. Greenhalgh
International commodity agreements	470	(1)
P. Greenhalgh
Trade associations	471	(1)
P. Greenhalgh
Commercial practices	472	(4)
J.A. Conway
Ethical trade	476	(6)
M.E. Blowfield
Phytosanitary agreements, requirements and standards	482	(20)
R. Black
Food safety and HACCP	502	(9)
L. Nicolaides
Glossary	511	(10)
Appendix 1: Some Important Post-harvest Pests	521	(18)
Appendix 2: Some Important Post-harvest Pathogens	539	(6)
Appendix 3: Some Plants of Post-harvest Concern	545	(3)
Index	548