Level

Master/Doctoral

Credits

04 (60 h)

Content:

Fruits, vegetable and flowers diversity, and their morphological features. Postharvest physiology. Influence of pre-and post-harvest factors in the longevity of these products. Treatments to increase these products’ longevity. Conservation technologies. Main postharvest physiological damages of these products. Quality and food safety of these products.

Professor

Francine Lorena Cuquel

References

ARAH, I. K.; AHORBO, G. K., ANKU, E.K.; KUMAH, E.K.; AMAGLO, H. (2016). Postharvest Handling Practices and Treatment Methods for Tomato Handlers in Developing Countries: A Mini Review. Advances in Agriculture, 8p., Disponível em: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aag/2016/6436945/

CANTWELL, M.  (2020) Properties and Recommended Conditions for the Long Term Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (pdf) Disponível em: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Commodity_Resources/Storage_Recommendations/

GUOFANG, XIE et al. (2020) Postharvest 1-methylcyclopropene treatments maintain the quality of Rosa sterilis D. shi during storage. Food Science and Technology [online]. V. 40, n.1 [cited  2020-10-17], pp.89-94. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612020000100089&lng=en&nrm=iso>.  Epub July 15, 2019. ISSN 1678-457X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/fst.32818.

HENZ, G. P. (2017) Postharvest losses of perishables in Brazil: what do we know so far? Horticultura Brasileira,  Vitoria da Conquista, v. 35, n. 1, p. 6-13, Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362017000100006&lng=en&nrm=iso>. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-053620170102.

JOLAYEMI, O. S.; NASSARAWA, S. S.; LAWAL, O, M.; MSODIPO, O. A.; OLUWALANA, I. B. (2018). Monitoring the changes in chemical properties of red and white onions (Allium cepa) during storage. Journal of Stored Products and Postharvest Research, v.9, n. 7, p. 78-86. Disponível em: https://academicjournals.org/journal/JSPPR/article-abstract/D5FAC5458639

KIM, J. G.; PARK, Y.; SHIN, M. H.; MUNEER, S.; LERUD, R. ; MICHELSON, C.; IL KANG, D.; MIN, J. H.;  CHAMIDHA KUMARIHAMI, H. M. P. (2018). Application of NIR-Spectroscopy to predict the harvesting maturity, fruit ripening and storage ability of Ca-chitosan treated baby kiwifruit. Journal of Stored Products and Postharvest Research, v. 9, n. 4, n. 44-53. Disponível em: https://academicjournals.org/journal/JSPPR/article-abstract/54CD2E157598

KITINOJA, L.; KADER, A. (2015) Small scale postharvest handling practices: a manual for horticultural crops (UCDavis). Postharvest Horticulture Series No. 8E November 2015. 283p. Disponível em: http://ucanr.edu/sites/Postharvest_Technology_Center_/files/231952.pdf

KITINOJA, L.; TOKALA, V.Y.; BRONDY, A. (2018) A review of global postharvest loss assessments in plant-based food crops: recent findings and measurement gaps. Journal of Postharvest Technology, v. 6, n. 4, p. 1-15.

MAYANI, J.L.; DESAI, C.S.; VAGADIA, P.S. (2016). Post-Harvest Management of Horticultural Crops. New Delhi: Jaya, 268p.

MOHAMMED, M.; KITINOJA, L. (2020). Significance of Improved Postharvest Management of Perishable Commodities. Agriculture Observer, v. 1, n. 3, p. 23-29. Disponível em: www.agricultureobserver.com/downloadfile21.aspx?id=103

SIDDIQUI, M.W. (2016) Eco-Friendly Technology for Postharvest Produce Quality. Disponível em:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128043134/eco-friendly-technology-for-postharvest-produce-quality.  304p.

The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2015). A Consensus-based Road Map for Reducing Global Postharvest Losses . The First International Congress on Postharvest Loss Prevention. Disponível em: http://postharvestinstitute.illinois.edu/pdfs/Roadmap.pdf

YAHIA, E. M.; Carrillo-López, A. (2019) Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities. 2019, 750p.