73558 - POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course will provide the students with technical knowledge about 1) fruit quality characteristics for optimum post-harvest life; 2) post-harvest handling, 3) modern post-harvest techniques and procedures and 4) fruit sorting and transport. Students will be also able to recognize and control main post-harvest diseases and physiological disorders.

Contenuti

Basic knowledge of fruit histology, plant cell physiology is assumed and will be deepened during the course. The course itself is divided in two sections:

A) Understanding the inter-linkage of post-harvest principles:

Reasons and scope for the post-harvest management; single post-harvest handling principles and inter-linkage; quality and safety management; definition, sources, prevention of post-harvest losses; influencing post-harvest ripening; adaptive storage procedures; innovation in storage technologies

B) Post-harvest handling of the main horticultural crop categories:

Post-harvest handling of following horticultural crop categories: tropical-, subtropical fruits, small fruits, pome fruits, stone fruits, fruit vegetables, flower- leafy- stem-vegetables, underground vegetables.

Testi/Bibliografia

Lecture notes made available after the lesson on the on-line platform of unibz; handouts and articles provided by the instructor.

Recommended supporting bibliography:

• R. Wills et al. (2016, 6^th Ed.); Postharvest of fruit, vegetables & ornamentals; CAB International
• A. Kader et al. (2002); Postharvest technology of horticultural crops; University of California
• G. Colelli et al. (2020); Gestione della qualità e conservazione dei prodotti ortofrutticoli; Edagricole-New Business Media

  Recommended supplementary bibliography:

• Chris Watkins et al. (2020)
  Advances in Postharvest Management of Horticultural Produce
  Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Elhadi M. Yahia et al. (2019)
  Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities
  Woodhead Publishing
• Elhadi M. Yahia et al. (2019)
  Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruits and Vegetables
  Woodhead Publishing

• R. Wills et al. (2015); Advances in Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Technology; CRC Press
• W.J. Florkowski, R.L. Shewfelt, et al. (2014); Postharvest Handling – A Systems Approach, Third Edition; Academic Press

Metodi didattici

Frontal lessons will alternate with elements of flipped classroom and team-work with the aim of enhancing the degree of interaction and active knowledge acquisition, including lab-activities and visits.

 

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Assessment methods: Written exam at the end of the course on the entire program (lectures, results of team-work and exercises/excursions) gives max. 27 marks, participation to team-work for seminars gives max. 3 marks.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Teaching tools: Frontal lessons aided by visual presentation, slides available in the reserve collection. Flipped class room approach. Team work and team presentations. Lab demonstrations and exercises. Field visits.

Orario di ricevimento

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