CARRY OUT HARVEST AND POST HARVEST OPERATIONS.pptx.pptx

MODULE

1. POST HARVEST HANDLING ACTIVITIES - Horticultural Crops SORTING TRIMMING/RECUTTING CLEANING AND AIR DRYING TEMPORARY HOLDING RIPENING INSPECTION PACKING STORAGE DISPLAY

2. POST HARVEST TREATMENTS Washing with chlorine solution ethylene inhibitors/growth regulators/fungicide teatments calcium application thermal treatments (hot water and vapor heat treatment) fumigation irradiation waxing

3. COMMON STORAGE PEST AND DISEASES Insect pest - weevil, ants, mites, etc. Diseases - fungus vertebrate pest - rodents

4. CONTROL OF PEST AND DISEASES store the grains to its required moisture content pre-teat (fumigate) the area before the crops are stored treat the harvested prouced based on its requirement avoid damaging the harvested produce