Olericulture production and Management

Most produces receives various chemical treatment such as spraying insecticides and pesticides in the field.

• Washing

• Treaming

• Cleaning

• Disinfection

Have sufficient mechanical strength to protect the contents during handling, transport, and stacking.

• Nets

• Plastic crates

• Packaging

• Crates

Wire bound _______ used for citrus fruits and potatoes, or _______ used for softer produce I'd tomatoes.

• Fireboard boxes

• Wooden crates

• Plastic crates

• Crates

Precooling of fruits with cold air is the most common practice

• Icing

• Room cooling

• Air cooling

• Precooling

This methods involved placing the crop in cold storage.

• Icing

• Forced air-cooling

• Room cooling

• Nets

Achieve with the latent heat of vaporization rather than condition,at the normal air pressure

• Hydrocooling

• Vacuum cooling

• High temperature

• Storage

The marketable life of most fresh vegetables can be extended by prompt ______in an environment that maintain product quality

• Storage

• High temperature

• Vacuum cooling

• Cooling

Exposure of fruits and vegetables to ________ during Post harvest reduces their storage or marketable life.

• High temperature

• Storage

• Evaporative cooling

• Night ventilation

The variation between day and night temperature can be used to keep stores cool

• Evaporative cooling

• Controlled atmosphere

• Night ventilation

• Barns

Effective Operation to reduce the water loss during storage from hardy vegetables Viz, onion, garlic, sweet potato and other tropical vegetables

• Sorting

• Grading

• Curing

• Waxing