Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
4 |
4 |
8 |
8 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
Angelo Pedro Jacomino
Ricardo Alfredo Kluge
Objective
To provide current and specialized information in the field of postharvest technology of horticultural products for graduate students. To qualify researchers in postharvest technology area arousing interest in the development and application of technologies that extend the shelflife of horticultural products.
Content
I- Postharvest technology overview. II- Quality parameters in fruits and vegetables and methods of analysis. III- Harvesting, processing, classification and standardization of fruits and vegetables. IV -Temperature control: cooling and cold storage. V- Controlled and modified atmospheres. VI-Emerging technologies for fruit and vegetable conservation. VII - Fresh cut of fruits and vegetables. VIII- Postharvest of flowers.
Bibliography
AOAC. Association of Official Analytical Chemists – International. Official__Methods of Analysis. 18.ed. AOAC: Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 2005.
CHITARRA, M.I.F.; CHITARRA, A.B. Pós-colheita de frutos e hortaliças: Fisiologia e Manuseio. Lavras: UFLA, 2005. 785p.
CORTEZ, L.A.B.; HONÓRIO, S.L.; MORETTI, C.L. Resfriamento de frutas e hortaliças. Brasília: Embrapa Hortaliças, 2002. 428p.
FERREIRA, M.D. Colheita e beneficiamento de frutas e hortaliças. São Carlos: Embrapa Instrumentação Agropecuária, 2008. 144 p.
FERREIRA, M.D. Tecnologias pós-colheita em frutas e hortaliças. São Carlos: Embrapa Instrumentação Agropecuária, 2011. 286 p.
Freitas, S.T.; Pareek, S. Postharvest Physiological Disorders in Fruits and Vegetables. CRC Press: New York, 2019.
KADER, A.A. Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops. Oakland: University of California, 2002. 535p.
MORETTI, C.L. Manual de processamento mínimo de frutas e hortaliças. Brasília: Embrapa Hortaliças e SEBRAE, 2007. 531p.
NASCIMENTO, L. M. ; Kluge, R.A.; AGUILA, J.S. . Colheita e Pós-colheita de Citros. 1. ed. São Paulo: Livre Expressão, 2014. 96p .
PALOU, L.; SMILANICK, J.L. Postharvest Pathology of Fresh Horticultural Produce. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2019. 824p.
WOJCIECH J.; FLORKOWSKI, R.L.; SHEWFELT; B.; STANLEY, B; PRUSSIA, E. Postharvest Handling (Second Edition). San Diego: Academic Press 2009. 765p.
YAHIA, E.M. (Ed.) Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities. Woodhead Publishing, 2019.
YAHIA, E.M. (Ed.) Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruits and Vegetables. Duxford: Elsevier, 2019. 476p.
YAHIA, E.M. Postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing. v. 1 (Fundamental issues), 2011. 500p.
YAHIA, E.M. Postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing. v. 2 (Açai to citrus), 2011. 532p.
YAHIA, E.M. Postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing. v. 3 (Cocona to mango), 2011. 584p.
YAHIA, E.M. Postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing. v. 4 (Mangosteen to white sapote), 2011. 501p.
Journals: Acta Horticulturae, Food Technology, Fruits, Journal American Society for Horticultural Science, HortScience, Horticultura Brasileira, International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Postharvest Biology and Technology, Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Scientia Horticulturae, Trends in Food Science and Technology