Post Harvest Management of Horticultural Crops

Necessary care during Harvesting

FOLLOWING CARE IS REQUIRED WHILE HARVESTING THE PRODUCE


• Harvesting should be done in the cool hours of the day - produce exposed to sunlight soon become 4 – 6oC warmer than air temperature.
• Harvested produce should not be kept on the soil.
• Hand gloves should be used for harvesting on spiny plants.
• Falling of produce on earth should be avoided while harvesting.
• Ladders should be used to harvest produce in case of tall trees.
• Produce selected for harvesting should be of right maturity.
• Harvesting should be done gently, without jerks to protect the produce from possible damage.
• While harvesting underground crops like potato, onion, radish, carrot and beet root etc. care should be taken that produce should not get damaged by digging implements.
• Trained labour should be deployed for harvesting.