ISHS Acta Horticulturae 425: II International Pineapple Symposium
A SURVEY OF POST-HARVEST HANDLING PRACTICES FOR PINEAPPLES IN TRINIDAD, WEST INDIES |
| Authors: | A. Mootoo, G. Henry |
| Abstract:
This paper is based on the results of a survey of twenty-one pineapple farmers in Trinidad, W.I., and describes their postharvest handling practices, including harvesting, field handling, sorting/grading, cooling, pest and disease infestation, packing/packaging, loading and transportation. An assessment of the postharvest losses realized in the system and a summary of consumer acceptability of the main varieties cultivated, based on an organoleptic evaluation, are presented. | |
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