Publisher's Synopsis
"Cooling and Storage, a volume in the fourth edition of the Postharvest Technology for Horticultural Crops series, covers crucial issues in the commercial cooling of fruit, vegetables and flowers. The topics it discusses include proper temperature management practices; commercially used methods for cooling fruit, vegetables, and flowers; the design of cold-storage facilities; worker safety and food safety for cooling and storage systems; and the effects of air temperature and humidity on postharvest quality, as well as temperature and humidity measurement methods"--.