CPS 408 — Post Harvest Physiology and Produce Storage
CPS department course · Nigerian universities
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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
Learners will be able to appreciate a crop produce as a living entity requiring
handling procedures that preserve the life in it
Appreciate the magnitude of produce loss after harvest
Knowledge from the course enables the learner to have consciousness of the implication of a storage environment on quality of a crop produce; and
Complete the value chain in crop production, with storage viewed as a critical stage in the value chain
Course contents
Storage life and harvested fruits, seeds, vegetables and flowers, tropical environment in relation to maturity, ripeness, and senescence. Physical and chemical indices of quality in fruits, seeds, vegetables, flowers, and other crop products. Storage of crop materials. Traditional methods of vegetable processing and storage.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study CPS 408.