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Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, Rome, Italy
Author: Lidia Dorantes, PhD., Lidia Parada, MSc., Alicia Ortiz, PhD.
Edited by AGST/FAO: Danilo Mejía, PhD, FAO (Technical), Emanuela Parrucci (HTML transfer)

CHAPTER XXX AVOCADO: Post-Harvest Operation

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Preface
1 Introduction
1.1 Economical and Social impact
1.2 World Trade
1.3 Primary Product (fresh)
1.4 Secondary Product (processed)
1.5 Elements on quality assurance and export marketing
1.6 Consumer Preferences
2 Post-Production Operations
2.1 Harvesting
2.2 Packaginghouse operations
2.3 Packing and packaging materials
2.4 Cooling systems
2.5 Storage of avocados
2.6 Transportation systems
2.7 Processing
3 Pest control and decay
  3.1 Pest species
  3.2 Relative status of major species
  3.3 Pest control
  3.4 Others
4 Economic and Social Considerations
  4.1 Overview od costs and losses
  4.2 Major problems
  4.3 Proposed improvements
    Acknowledgments
5 References
6 Annex


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