International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation (IJPTI)

International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation

2012 Vol.2 No.4

Editorial

Pages Title and author(s)
334-344Some initial changes in 'Hass' avocado (Persea Americana Mill.) physiology due to ethephon
Robert J. Blakey; Samson Z. Tesfay; Nhlanhla Mathaba; Isa Bertling; John P. Bower
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050980
345-354Realising added value of investing in cold chain management in cut flower supply chains: an overview
Lesley Macheka; Michèl Kockelkoren
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050981
355-369Effect of microwave and hot air drying on flax straw at controlled temperatures
Gopu Raveendran Nair; Pansa Liplap; Yvan Gariepy; G.S.V. Raghavan
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050982
370-386Effect of storage conditions on physico-chemical attributes and physiological responses of 'milk' (Musa spp., AAB group) banana during fruit ripening
Umezuruike Linus Opara; Rashid Al-Yahyai; Naflaa Al-Waili; Fahad Al Said; Majeed Al-Ani; Annamalai Manickavasagan; Adel Al-Mahdouri
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050983
387-399Effect of vinyl wrapping on the quality and chilling susceptibility of small grade okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [L.] Moench.) pods during low temperature storage
Konstantina Rekoumi; Ioannis C. Karapanos; Konstantinos A. Akoumianakis; Harold C. Passam
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050986
400-413Mathematical modelling of thin layer drying of fresh green pea (Pisum sativum) husk
Kshitij Kumar; Navneet Kumar; Harish Kumar Sharma
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050984
414-425Effects of Aspergillus niger in onion bulbs (Allium cepa L.) stored in the post-harvest phase
Cristina Pozzo-Ardizzi; Graciela Pellejero; Gabriela Aschkar; Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050991

Perspective

426-432The need for a professional network of agricultural and biosystems engineers in Africa
Umezuruike Linus Opara
DOI: 10.1504/IJPTI.2012.050992