FAPH 421 — Postharvest Physiology
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Definitions; developmental cycle of plants structure and composition of produce; physiology and biochemistry of produce toxicants; environmental factors affecting fruit quality. Postharvest treatment of commodities, fruit ripening, storage methods, Harvest indices, Fruit ripening- Ethylene and fruit ripening (temperature, moisture, relative humidity, light, insulation, irradiation); Physiological disorders, low temperature and mineral deficiency disorders; Commodity treatment (e.g. Controlled ripening and de-greening, sprout inhibitors, growth regulators –synthesis, measurement, mode of action, effects and sources, irradiation, ventilation, waxing, cooling, fungicide application, et); Quality assessment.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- AGEC 400 — Research Project
- AGEC 406 — Managerial and Business Economics
- AGEC 410 — Agrifood Business and Agroprocessing
- AGEC 411 — Agricultural Marketing & Price Analysis
- AGEC 413 — Agribusiness Management
- AGEC 415 — Quantitative Methods & Operations Research
- AGEC 417 — Management Accounting
- AGEC 418 — Fundamentals of Business Planning & Policy
- AGEC 419 — Market Research and Analysis
- AGEX 411 — Theoretical Foundations of Innovation in Development Work
- AGEX 412 — Management of Development Organisations
- AGEX 413 — Rural Livelihoods and Food Security
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).