Postharvest technology is the agricultural discipline concerned with crop handling immediately after harvest, covering cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing. It applies plant physiology to optimize storage conditions and extend shelf life, determining whether a crop reaches the market fresh or is processed into a food product. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Central QuestionPostharvest technology studies crop handling from the instant a crop is removed from the ground, or separated from its parent plant, when it begins to deteriorate. 1 Connections
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The instant a crop is removed from the ground, or separated from its parent plant, it begins to deteriorate.
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Known for his research for over two decades in the field of controlled atmosphere cold storage, which led to the use of controlled atmosphere rooms in the United States in the 1950s and later throughout the world.
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