Postharvest
Stage of crop production immediately after harvest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Post-harvest losses (disambiguation)
In agriculture, postharvest handling is the stage of crop production immediately following harvest, including cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing. The instant a crop is removed from the ground, or separated from its parent plant, it begins to deteriorate. Postharvest treatment largely determines final quality, whether a crop is sold for fresh consumption, or used as an ingredient in a processed food product.
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