Postharvest Management and Value Addition

The Book Deals With The Latest Developments In Postharvest Operations In Agriculture, Horticulture And Vegetable Crops. It Includes 15 Chapters On Different Topics Contributed By The Experts In Their Fields Of Specializations. The Prospects And Opportunities In PostHarvest Management And ValueAddition Have Been Discussed Taking Into Consideration The Present Global Scenario. Drying Being A Very Important PostHarvest Operation, Has Been Explained In A Separate Chapter. Storage Structures Need Special Care For Maintaining The Quality Of The Produce For Merchandising In OffSeason, Thus Have Also Been Included In This Book For The Readers. Potato Among Vegetables And Mango Among Fruits Being Significant Crops, Their Processing And Packaging, Respectively, Have Been Keyed Out For The Entrepreneurs. To Highlight The Urgent Need Of ValueAddition In The Present Times, The Separate Chapter On ValueAddition Of Cereals And Soybean Has Been Included. Since Horticultural Crops Are Perishable And Their Chemical And Enzymatic Changes Deteriorate The Quality Of The Produce, PreCooling Techniques Have Been Elaborated. This Book With The Above Details Would Be A Reference Tool For The Researchers, Planners And Teachers Who Are Engaged In The Field Of Postharvest Technology. Contents Chapter 1: Soybean Food Potential And Technology For Its Utilisation In India By Nawab Ali; Chapter 2: Postharvest Management And ValueAddition: Prospects And Opportunities By S M Iilyas And R K Goyal; Chapter 3: Potato Processing By R Ezekiel; Chapter 4: Postharvest Management By M K Garg; Chapter 5: Prospects Of Postharvest Technology And Value Addition In Pulses By R K Goyal And S M Ilyas; Chapter 6: Enhancing Food And Nutritional Security Through Postharvest Management And Value Addition In The Present Era Of Globalization By S P S Guleria; Chapter 7: Drying Technology By D K Gupta; Chapter 8: Storage Of Food Grains By Sanjay Kumar Jain And R C Verma; Chapter 9: PreCooling Of Horticultural P