Offering a comprehensive overview of postharvest technologies, this book examines the physical, chemical, & nutritional changes that occur during the ripening process. It focuses on how to maintain both sensorial & nutritional fruit quality parameters as well as how to extend shelf life. ...

Consideration of interactions between decisions made at one point in the supply chain & its effects on the subsequent stages is the core concept of a systems approach. This book applies this systems approach to the handling of fruits & vegetables. It helps in understanding the economic & physical impacts of postharvest handling decisions. ...

Based on the NVQ framework to ease the creation of Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma or NVQ programmes for managers, this title fuses key ideas with applied activities to help managers examine & improve how they work in practice. It provides the basis for self-paced learning at level 4/5. ...

Kevin Costner stars in & directs this futuristic, post-apocalyptic film. In the year 2013, Earth has been ravaged by World War Three, its population fragmented into isolated communities. These groups are terrorised by General Bethlehem (Will Patton) & his army, until a wandering performer (Kevin Costner) appropriates the uniform of a postman, & is eagerly accepted into the community of Pineview as a representative of order. The Postman inspires the locals to fight back against Bethlehem, who vows to take revenge by destroying the village & its flourishing communications network. ...