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NEW BOOKS ON POSTHARVEST HANDLING 

 OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 



W.J. Bramlage 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Until recently, few books were available on postharvest hand- 

 ling of fruits and vegetables. But within the past couple of years 

 a series of books has appeared that may be of interest to many 

 readers. 



1. "Handling, Transportation, and Storage of Fruits and Vege- 

 tables. Volume 1. Vegetables and Melons" (1972. by A. 

 Lloyd Ryall and Werner J. Lipton.) 



"Volume 2. Fruits and Tree Nuts'" (1974. by A. Lloyd Ryall 

 and W.T. Pentzer.) 



The Avi Publishing Company, Inc., Westport, Connecticut. 

 Volume 1, $21.00. Volume 2, $34,00. 



These two volumes give a broad view of handling requirements 

 and practices of many different fruits and vegetables. 



2. "Postharvest Physiology, Handling and Utilization of Trop- 

 ical and Subtropical Fruits and Vegetables" (1975. by 

 E.B. Pantastico.) The Avi Publishing Company, Inc., West- 

 port, Connecticut. $39.00. 



This book includes a great deal of information about the 

 nature and composition of fruits and vegetables as well 

 as specific information about certain commodities. 



3. "The Biology of Apple and Pear Storage" (1973. by J.C. 

 Fidler, B.C. Wilkinson, K.L. Edney, and R.O. Sharpies.) 

 Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Central Sales, Farnham 

 Royal, Slough SL2 3BN, ENGLAND. $13.00. 



This is an excellent publication relating only to apples 

 and pears, but summarizing many years of findings by the 

 English on storage conditions, physiological disorders, 

 diseases, and orchard and climatic factors influencing 

 storage behavior. It contains many excellent colored 

 photos of disorders. 



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