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CBS Publishers & Distributors Handbook Of Vegetable Science And Technology Production Composition Storage And Processing (Sie) (Hb 2024) by Salunkhe D K
This authoritative reference furnishes exhaustive, single-source coverage of the production and postharvest technology of more than 70 major and minor vegetables grown in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions throughout the world. Providing comparative data for each vegetable presented, the Handbook of Vegetable Science and Technology discusses morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, and cultivars ... details soil and climatic requirements, propagation, cultural practices, harvesting, and pest and disease control ... explains postharvest handling ... describes the chemical constituents of each vegetable ... examines lowtemperature, controlled-atmosphere, and subatmospheric storage and the use of irradiation to improve shelf-life ... addresses canning, freezing, drying, and dehydration as well as the processing of vegetables into value- added products ... and more.