This work was done at the Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Vegetable Products of the Agricultural Engeneering Department, Federal University of Viçosa. It was determined a few properties of soybeans seed, cv. ...

This paper presents an economic analyzes of a vacuum pre-cooling unit for lettuce in Brazil. The fixed and local operational costs were considered and the benefits derived from the investment were quantified considering ...

In this work we have tried to identify whether seeds dried at high temperatures for set periods of time and complementary drying at lower temperatures, show in storage a latent degenerative effect of the drying caused ...

The objective of the present work was to detect and evaluate mechanical damage in bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), vvariety “Ouro Negro 1992”, using the electrical conductivity of the solution containing the seeds damaged ...

The objective of this research was to evaluate the vigour of gingely seeds of cultivar CNPA-G2, when stored in two conditions (ambient conditions of Campina Grande city-Paraíba State and drying chamber) and three types ...

In this work it was determined the values of the main physical characteristics of persimmon fruit ‘Fuyu’, at two maturity indexes. It was observed that the fruit showed significative difference for the majority of the ...

The high levels of agricultural grain losses in Brazil, although unknown in values, is a real problem that affects the country economy and reduces the available food for the people. In this work, the mechanical strenght ...

Storage tests were held to determine the effect of the kind and thickness of the plastic film on quality of Italia grapes. Water loss, appearance of clusters, stem browning, decayed berries and percentage of dropped ...

The objective of this paper was to evaluate metods to reduce fungics putridity by differents post-harvest tecnicals and verify thats influence on the fruit conservation in storage. Analising that experiment, we obtained ...

In this work we have tried to determine the quantity of water that is condensed from the surrounding air when it passes through the evaporator of a heat pump as a function of its velocity and evaporator temperature. It can ...