Post Harvest Management of Horticultural Crops

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  Post harvest Management of Horticultural Crops -: Course content creator :- Dr. Krishna. H. C. Assistant Professor (Post Harvest Technology) PG Center, Bangalore e-mail: krishnahc@gmail.com View Profile

  -:Content moderater :- Dr. S. Natarajan Professor (Horticulture) Horticulture College & Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore e-mail: snhort@tnau.ac.in View Profile

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  • Post Harvest Management of Horticultural crops PHT 201 (2+1)
  • Lecture Schedule Page
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  26 February - 4 March

  • Importance of Post Harvest Technology in Horticultural Crops
  • Importance of post harvest technology Page
  • Need for Post harvest technology Page
  • Post harvest Shelf Life Page
  • Post Harvest Physiology Page
  • Preservation and Processing Page
  • Goals of post-harvest handling Page
  • Sub -disciplines of Post harvest technology Page
  • Functioning chain of PHT Page
  • Role of Post harvest technology Page
  • References Page
  • Frequently asked questions Page
  • Quiz Lecture-1
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  5 March - 11 March

  Structure and Composition of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers

  • Structure of Fruits,Vegetable and Flowers Page
  • Composition of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers Page
  • References Page
  • FAQ's Page
  • Quiz Lecture-2
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  12 March - 18 March

  Physiology and Biochemistry of Horticultural Produce

  • Physiology of fruits and vegetables Page
  • Resipration Page
  • Classification of horticultural commodities according to their respiration rate Page
  • Factors responsible for the respiration Page
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  19 March - 25 March

  Continued..

  • Effects of ethylene Page
  • Ethylene Biosynthesis Page
  • Bio-chemical changes during ripening Page
  • Color development in fruits and vegetables Page
  • References Page
  • FAQ's Page
  • Quiz lect-3 & 4
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  26 March - 1 April

  Deterioration of horticultural produce or Causes of Postharvest losses

  • Deterioration of horticultural produce Page
  • Factors responsible for deterioration Page
  • Environmental factors Page
  • Major post and pre harvest defects Page
  • FAQ's Page
  • Quiz lect-5
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  2 April - 8 April

  Factors affecting the quality of horticultural produce

  • Factors affecting the quality of horticultural produce Page
  • Pre-Harvest factors Page
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  9 April - 15 April

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  • Harvest factors Page
  • Post-Harvest factors Page
  • References Page
  • FAQ's Page
  • Quiz lect-6 & 7
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  16 April - 22 April

  Maturity Indices in Horticultural Produce

  • Maturity Indices in Horticultural Produce Page
  • Determination of maturity indices Page
  • Methods of Maturity Indices Page
  • References Page
  • FAQ's Page
  • Quiz lect-8
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  23 April - 29 April

  Judging Maturity in Horticultural Produce

  • Judging Maturity in Horticultural Produce Page
  • Computational methods Page
  • Physical methods Page
  • Chemical methods Page
  • Physiological maturity Page
  • References Page
  • FAQ's Page
  • Quiz lect-9
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  30 April - 6 May

  Harvesting of the Horticultural produce
  

  • Harvesting Page
  • Harvesting methods-Manual methods Page
  • Mechanical harvesting Page
  • Necessary care during Harvesting Page
  • References Page
  • FAQ's Page
  • Quiz lect-10
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