postharvest
- noun
- /ˈpoʊstˌhɑrvɪst/
- Specialized
- It is essential to monitor storage conditions during the postharvest period to prevent spoilage of fruits and vegetables.
- postharvest processing
- postharvest processing method
Examples
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Moreover, many of the former call for labor-intensive postharvest processing measures that are not required at all for related improved varieties.
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The initiative's proposed initial annual ARS funding increase of $20.7 million includes $4.8 million for postharvest research.
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"Our research objective is to identify key physiological processes that can be manipulated to improve postharvest storage," Suttle says.
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Roberts also led a team that confirmed the effectiveness of a postharvest chlorine treatment now used for all apples exported to Japan.
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Plants will be moved into greenhouses to see how preharvest growing temperatures affect the postharvest response of fruit to quarantine treatments.
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As transportation and postharvest handling improved, fresh products could move from areas of off-season production to sites with unfulfilled consumer demand, exploiting market niches.
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A variety of approaches have been used to address oyster-associated cases of severe V. vulnificus infection and those that lead to death, including consumer education, time and temperature control regulations for raw oysters, and postharvest processing.
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Such measures would increase demand for fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides and spur a boom in postharvest processing, all of which could be worth another $275 billion in global revenue by 2030.
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Farmers often focus on postharvest management to ensure their crops remain fresh for longer after harvest.
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Effective postharvest techniques can significantly reduce losses and improve the quality of market produce.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Postharvest combines post- 'after' and harvest 'the gathering of crops'. As a noun, it names the time and work that come after the harvest, such as handling, storage and transport.