Post-harvest technology Flashcards
separation from the medium and site of immediate growth or production of the food
Post-harvest
movement of commodities and the operations prior to meal preparation or food processing
Post harvest handling
includes the technological aspects of marketing and distribution.
Post harvest handling
Stages during the life-span of Fruits and Vegetables
Pre-maturation -> Maturation -> Ripening -> Senescence
End of developmental stage of the fruit when it has the ability to ripen normally after harvest
Maturation
Process of developing all the desirable characteristics of the fruit
Ripening
Final stage in the development of plant organs leading to cellular breakdown and death
Senescence
Postharvest losses among major farm commodities in the Philippines range from _______________
10 to 50 %
This qualitative and quantitative loss assessment of corn postharvest was conducted in 2009 in three corn producing provinces namely: _____________________
Isabela, Bukidnon and South Cotabato
Based on a study of PHilMech and PhilRice (2010), a total of _____ grain losses incurred during the postharvest activities. Both drying and milling have the highest recorded losses with _____ and ____ share respectively.
16.47% ; 36% ; 34%
An average of _____ percent was lost in the corn postharvest system, of which _____ percent was due to drying loss.
7.8 ; 4.54
In Isabela, the losses amounted to around _____ percent where _____ percent was measured in drying.
7.15 ; 4.01
In Bukidnon, postharvest losses obtained was_____ percent,_____ percent was also due to drying loss.
7.35 ; 4.99
While in South Cotabato,____ percent was the total postharvest losses from which ____ percent was incurred during the drying operation.
5.98 ; 4.63
losses that occur before the process of harvesting
Pre-harvest
