| Course title | |||||
| Postharvest Technologies and Facilities [Postharvest Technologies and Facilities] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 1 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 018105 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 東城 清秀 [TOJO Seishu] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Postharvest technologies, heat transfer and image processing are explained with current problems and challenges in several advanced cases. |
| Expected Learning |
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To understand postharvest technologies for bio-production for value-added agriculture. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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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 and review (*) Marked contents will be given in a study excursion. |
| Prerequisites |
| Students are recommended to spend the standard amount of time as specified by the University |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Will be introduced in class if necessary |
| References |
| Principles of process engineering (Henderson, Perry, Young), ASAE |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Contribution/class participation (50%), examination and report (50%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| postharvest technology |
| Office hours |
| Make an appointment before or after each lecture. |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 2/27/2020 4:03:35 PM |