931305 Post-harvest technology
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Agricultural Engineering
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2024/25
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Importance of post-harvest technology for the food chain
Biological and physical principles of post harvest technology
Selected post harvest technologies in agriculture:
Treatment of seed (drying, cleaning, sieving,?)
Alternative methods of seed treatments (warm-humid, microwave, high frequency energy)
Drying technology (principles and application; Ddying of agricultural products)
Crop conservation with silage making (principles and processes)
Storage of crops (potato, fruit, vegetable,?); Principles and applications
Special post-harvest technologies in horticulture and viticulture
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Understanding of biological and physical properties of harvested crops and their comprehension
Qualification for systematic analyses of post harvest technology
Qualification for planning of post harvest technology
Evaluation of post-harvest technologies on engineering fundamentals as well as ecological and economic aspects.
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