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In our activity sheet answer the following questions.

1. Enumerate the postharvest goals.


The postharvest goals are harvest the product as its optimum maturity and maintain Keep the
product external and internal quality throughout packing and distribution.

2. What is the historical background of postharvest handling/practices?


A historical background of post-harvest handling/practices is on 7,000 B, C they use basket, on
9,000 B, C the make underground pits and silos to store the seeds for the next season. Ice Refrigeration
on 1803 Thomas Moore invented the ice box to preserve food and on 1855 Mechanical Refrigerator was
invented for the medical needs.

3. What are the characteristics of perishable commodities?


Characteristics of perishable commodities is easy to decay, spoil or become unsafe if you this
product not kept on refrigerator at 40 °f or less.

4. Discuss the estimated post-harvest loss.

5. Discuss the effect of temperature and respiration in perishable crops.

The effect of temperature and respiration in perishable crops if the temperature is too low, it is
not good for a crop and it will affect the longevity of the crops and likewise when the temperature is
rises.

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