Postharvest Quality
General Information
Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables
General postharvesting guidelines for fruits and vegetables.
Production Practices as Risk Factors in Microbial Food Safety of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce
Specific information about harvest and postharvest practices that can lead to contamination.
Small-scale Postharvest Technology
Technology
A list of publications for small-scale production issues.
Postharvest Handling – Commodity-Specific
Postharvest Commodity Series
Cooling and handling of apples, strawberries, peppers, sweet corn, cabbage, leafy greens, onions, blueberries, green beans, field peas, field and greenhouse-grown tomatoes.
Postharvest Handling
Postharvest handling of fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers for small farms.
Production Practices as Risk Factors in Microbial Food Safety of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce
Postharvest practices commonly followed for the commodities of apples, bulbs, carrots, citrus, culinary herbs, green tomatoes, kiwifruit , leafy vegetables, melons, pears, peas, beans, peppers, root vegetables, strawberries, spinach, summer squash , eggplant, cucumbers, vine-ripe tomatoes, winter squash pumpkins, with contamination risks marked at each step.
Postharvest Cooling
Handling, Cooling and Sanitation Techniques for Maintaining Postharvest Quality
Postharvest Cooling
Postharvest handling and cooling of fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers for small farms, part 2: cooling.
The Portacooler
A portable cooler designed by USDA.
Cool and Ship: A Low-Cost, Portable Force-air Cooling Unit
Information on a low-cost cooling unit.
Introduction to Proper Postharvest Cooling and Handling Methods
Covers common produce cooling methods.
Postharvest Storage/Transportation
Postharvest Handling and Cooling of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers for Small Farms, Part 4:
Compatibility of mixed loads.
Packing requirements for Fresh fruits and Vegetables
Resources for types of packaging materials.
Properties and Recommended Conditions for Storage of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Storage temperatures, relative humidity, freezing temperatures, ethylene production and storage life.
Postharvest Quality
Postharvest Quality Maintenance
General guidelines for postharvest temperature management recommendations.
Postharvest technology and Quality Indices – Wide variety of fruits and Vegetables
UC Davis postharvest technology research and information center.
Quality Evaluations
List of scientific papers on quality evaluations of fruits and vegetables.
Postharvest Testing
Postharvest Testing Monitoring Suppliers
List of companies from USF that provide services in postharvest testing.
Water Disinfection
A summary of publications on water disinfection methods.
