Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference (한국식품저장유통학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2001.06a
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- Pages.51-64
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- 2001
Postharvest Handling and Marketing Management for Making High Salability of Sweetpotatoes
상품성 제고를 위한 고구마 수확 후 관리 및 출하기술
- Jeong, Byeong-Choon (Mokpo Experiment Station, National Honam Agricultural Experiment Station)
- Published : 2001.06.01
Abstract
The qualities including taste of sweetpotato stored during the winter which can display in the spring market in Korea are affected by availability of storage for the roots. In order to make high storage availability of sweetpotato, the postharvest handlings should be done thoroughly from the moment of harvest until shipping them to the market. A lot of procedures that must be handled carefully for improving postharvest management are as follows; digging, trimming, gathering, putting in storage containers, carrying them from field to house, curing, storing, washing, drying, selecting marketable roots, packing and shipping to the market, etc.. Sweetpotatoes have a high moisture content, and a relatively thin and delicate skin, and are sensitive to chilling, so careless postharvest handling can lead to both quantitative and qualitative losses which may be extremely high in some circumstances. From now on research has concentrated on the improvement of postharvest conditions to increase yield and lower disease rates. Storage, which makes sweetpotatoes available through out the year, benefits both the producer and the consumer. Seven very important points must be needed in order to get the best quality marketable roots in the storing of sweetpotatos :
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