Course title
Postharvest Technologies and Facilities   [Postharvest Technologies and Facilities]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year   Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 018105
Instructor(s)
東城 清秀   [TOJO Seishu]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office 3-211  Email address

Course description
Postharvest technologies, heat transfer and image processing are explained with current problems and challenges in several advanced cases.
Expected Learning
To understand postharvest technologies for bio-production for value-added agriculture.
Course schedule
1) Outlines of postharvest technologies and facilities
2) Theory and technologies of heat utilization
3) Precooling facilities and cold chain for vegetables
4) Drying and storing facilities for cereal grains
5) Image processing technologies (*)
6) Selecting and packaging facilities (*)
7) Case studies on postharvest facilities (*)
8) Examination
(*) Marked contents will be given in a study excursion.
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
References
Principles of process engineering (Henderson, Perry, Young), ASAE
Assessment/Grading
Attendance (50%), examination and report (50%)
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
postharvest technology
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
English
Last update
10/12/2018 5:58:35 PM