POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY

Course Description

The purpose and objectives of the course is to introduce storage and marketing of horticultural crops; morphological and chemical changes, respiration and facts affecting respiration process, effects of pre-harvest factors on the storage of horticultural crops, fruit flesh firmness, total soluble solids, acidity, ethylene biosynthesis, effects of storage on the marketing of horticultural products, harvest and detection of harvest time, disadvantages of early and late harvest, cold chain on horticultural products and effects on the quality, cooling techniques used for the storage of horticultural products, controlled and modified atmosphere storage systems, packaging materials used in fruits and vegetables; physiological disorders and control methods on horticultural products to students.

POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY

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Course outcomes

1. 01 After completing this course the students will be able to:
2. 02 express(3) basic principles of harvest and postharvest
3. 03 analyze(4) growth, development, maturing and metabolic processes
4. 04 analyse(4) the chemical changes after harvest
5. 05 explain(3) maturing and ethylene mechanism
6. 06 demostrate(4) and compare(4) methods of storage of products
7. 07 distinguish(4) the fungal and physiologic rots in products
8. 08 SOLO AVARAGE :3.67

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Wills R.B.H. Et al., Postharvest, Avi Book. Newyork
2. 02 Kader,A.A. 1992 Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops. Univ. Calif. Publ. 3311
3. 03 Westwood M.N. 1993,Temperature-Zone Pomology Physiology and Culture , London 523p.
4. 04 Jerry A. Bartz. J.K.Brecht. Postharvest Physiology and Pathology of Vegetables. 816p.

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

1. PCST PÇ1: Develop and deepen knowledge acquired in plant science and technologies based on undergraduate level competencies.
2. PCST PÇ2: Understand the interaction between plant science and technologies field and related disciplines.
3. PCST PÇ3: Combine and interpret the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants with the knowledge, data and findings obtained from different disciplines, to be able to create new knowledge and theories by synthesizing them by using the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants in the field of expertise and supporting the current developments with quantitative and qualitative.
4. PCST PÇ4: Solve problems by using research methods and solving cause and effect relationships.
5. PCST PÇ5: Conduct a study requiring expertise on plant science and technologies independently.
6. PCST PÇ6: Develop an analytical approach for solving unpredictable complex problems encountered in applications of plant science and technologies, to design the research process, to produce solutions by taking responsibility and to evaluate and defend the results obtained.
7. PCST PÇ7: Lead the plant science and technologies in an environment that requires solving problems.
8. PCST PÇ8: Access to resources related to plat science and technologies, benefiting from these resources and self-renewal.
9. PCST PÇ9: Transfer his / her studies, developments in his / her field of expertise and research results using oral, written and visual tools.
10. PCST PÇ10: Use advanced computer software and information and communication technologies as necessary in relation to plant science and technologies.
11. PCST PÇ11: Collect data with scientific methods for solving problems related to plant science and technologies, to be able to control and interpret the collected data by taking into consideration the social, scientific and ethical values.
12. PCST PÇ12: Utilize and explain integrated knowledge in plant science and technologies in interdisciplinary studies, communicate it effectively, and critically evaluate the conclusions drawn.

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