DIFFERENT STORAGE TECHNIQUES FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLE Food spoilage: Every change in food that causes it to lose its desired quality and eventually become inedible is called food spoilage or rotting. Factors affecting storage life The natural limits to the post-harvest life of all types of fresh produce are severely affected by other biological and environmental conditions: Temperature: An increase in temperature causes an increase in the rate of natural breakdown of all produce as food reserves
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The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera‚ consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to South Asia‚ from where it has been distributed worldwide to become one of the most cultivated fruits in the tropics. While other Mangifera species (e.g. horse mango‚ M. foetida) are also grown on a more localized basis‚ Mangifera indica – the ’common mango’ or ’Indian mango’ – is the only mango tree commonly cultivated
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Taylor Sheridan English 201A Professor Jim West 15 May 2012 The Hidden Cost of Convenience Human beings have had a relationship with the Earth through farming since 10‚000 B.C.‚ and to this day humans remain dependent on that very relationship. The development in farming techniques has exploded since the early 1900’s with the development of chemical pesticides and Genetic Engineering (GE). GE crops treated with pesticides produce larger quantities of food at an immensely faster rate. Approximately
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NAME : SUZANNE YEOH CLASS : 4SC4 (2012) TEACHER : PN. ROZITA DATE : 8.10.2012 INDEX No. | Title | Page | 1 | 9.1 Human Activities that Endanger an Ecosystem - introduction - pollution - strategies to solve problems related to pollution | 3 - 11 | 2 | 9.2 The Greenhouse Effect and the Thinning of the Ozone Layer - The greenhouse effect - The thinning of the ozone layer - Impact of global warming and the
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1 DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING 1. Course No. : GPBR 312 2. Course Title : Principles of Seed Technology 3. Credit Hours : 3 (2+1) 4. General Objective : To impart knowledge to the students on the seed production and seed science and technology aspects in relation to Seed Act 5. Specific Objectives Theory By the end of the course‚ the students will be able to i. understand the concepts of quality seed production of different field and
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Consumer’s Perception and Purchase Intentions Towards Organic Food Products: Christ University Institute of Management Team Members: Chintan Desai Amal Rajvanshi Kardani Savan Lovneesh Singh Sarmistha Ghosh 1. INTRODUCTION According to Wier and Calverley (2002)‚ consumer interest in organic food products has grown tremendously in many industrialized countries during the past ten years. It is observed that the organic food products is also one of the fastest growing areas of the
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Dezaree Chambers JE Helm English 1213 26 November 2013 Causal Analysis: Endometriosis Endometriosis is a problem that many women have in their childbearing years‚ usually between the ages of fifteen to forty-nine. Having this gynological condition means that the endometrium (a type of tissue that lines the uterus) is also growing somewhere outside of the uterus. This does not always cause symptoms‚ and usually is not dangerous or life threatening‚ but it does pose some risks. This disease can
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Coffee vs. Cacao: A case study from the Vietnamese Central Highlands. World Food and Fiber – PSSC392 Case Study #1 Final Report Introduction Dak Lak is the largest province in the Central Highland region of Vietnam. Due to its perfect climate‚ soil and topography for coffee production‚ Dak Lak’s economy is once based in agriculture and forestry with coffee cultivation the dominating industry. Despite signs of a long-term collapse in coffee prices‚ temporary profitable returns to coffee
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Advantages and Limitations of Augmentative Biological Pest Control By: Amber Floyd 4/26/13 Biological Science 101 Prof. Karen Baracskay Introduction The demand for commercial shipments of large volume‚ high-quality invertebrate biological control agents for augmentative bio control in outdoor crops far exceeds the current supply of bio control agents needed for the escalating demand in North America (Hale‚ 2003). Pest resistance to chemical pesticides‚ enlightened
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Introduction There are few markets in the world as clearly dominated by two companies as it is the soft-drinks one. In this business‚ “The Coca-Cola Company” and “PepsiCo‚ Incorporated” hold most of the market share in virtually every region of the world. This is why a big rivalry between them has been growing throughout time. In the present essay I am going to develop the main characteristics of this global battle. For a better understanding‚ let’s take first a look to the principal features of
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