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🌾 After harvest 🌾 After-crop period
postharvest

postharvest

1 5.4
Happening after crops are gathered from the fields
  • adjective
  • /ˌpoʊstˈhɑːrvɪst/
  • Specialized
: poscosecha
  • Proper postharvest storage is essential to prevent spoilage of fruits and vegetables.

Examples

  • Researchers are developing new postharvest technologies to reduce food loss in developing countries.

  • The postharvest treatment of grains can significantly affect their quality and shelf life.

  • The postharvest process is crucial for maintaining crop quality.

  • Farmers need to focus on postharvest management to reduce losses.

  • Proper postharvest storage is essential to prevent spoilage of fruits and vegetables.

  • The postharvest treatment of grains can significantly affect their quality and shelf life.

  • Researchers are developing new postharvest technologies to reduce food loss in developing countries.

Surface Forms

postharvest positive

Morphology

postharvest = harvest (transparent) = post + harvest

The meaning is clearly derived from the prefix 'post-' indicating 'after' and the noun 'harvest'.

Etymology

Postharvest joins the prefix post- meaning 'after' and the word harvest meaning 'the gathering of crops'. So it describes things that happen after the crops are collected, like storage or treatment.