Postharvest Technology : Cereals, Fruits, Vegetables, Tea, and Spices
The need to increase food production to meet the requirements of a rapidly growing world population is widely recognized. Cereals, pulses, fruits, and vegetables are the important food crops in the world as these are the bulk sources of calories, proteins, and nutrients, and spices and plantation cr...
| Main Author: | Amalendu Chakraverty |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Bahasa Inggris |
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MARCEL DEKKER
2003
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| Online Access: |
http://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=61823 |
| Summary: |
The need to increase food production to meet the requirements of a rapidly growing world
population is widely recognized. Cereals, pulses, fruits, and vegetables are the important
food crops in the world as these are the bulk sources of calories, proteins, and nutrients,
and spices and plantation crops play an important role in the economies of many countries.
To supply an adequate quantity of grains and other food to the expanding world population
is a challenge to mankind. Rice and wheat have an added importance in national and
international trade with political and social implications.
The supply of grains and other food crops can be augmented by increasing production
as well as by reducing postharvest losses. The production of food has increased significantly
during the last few decades due to successful research and development efforts
in both areas. The use of recently developed high-yielding crops has created a high yield
potential when it is supplemented with suitable application of fertilizer and modern management
practice. The term ‘‘green revolution’’ is used to reveal the impact of highyielding
cultivars on the world of agriculture. |
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| ISBN: |
E book |