303276 (v.4) Post Harvest Horticulture and Quality Management 201

Area:	Department of Agribusiness
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x .5 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x .5 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	4 x 4 Hours Quarterly
Syllabus:	Explore the post-harvest phase, quality of product, pre and post-harvest conditions affecting quality, physiological and commercial maturity, and maturity indices. Post-harvest physiological processes affecting shelf life and quality, factors affecting the post-harvest physiological processes, physiological disorders, pests and diseases. Commodity treatments, handling, packing and distribution, storage, minimal processing, quality management and evaluation of fruit and vegetables.
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Field of Education:	050303 Viticulture
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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