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| Onu, Ogbonnaya Boniface; Ani, Ozoemena Anthony; Asoiro, Felix U.; Uzoejinwa, Benjamin Benald; Ugwu, Samson N.; Abu, Ngozi; Uguru, Michael I.. |
| ABSTRACTThis work evaluated plastic, wooden and carton crates and compared the best of them to traditional basket for possible adoption in safe handling and transportation of fresh tomato fruits in Nigeria. This was achieved through laboratory experiments and analysis involving static tests, simulating storage conditions (at average temperature and humidity of 28.920C and 62.08% respectively) and dynamic tests, simulating handling and transportation conditions involving dropping from different heights and vibration at different amplitudes and frequency. Based on experimental results and economic considerations, carton crate was adjudged the best and a new modified design of it was developed. The performance of the designed crate and the traditional basket... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fresh tomato fruit; Packaging type; Handling; Transportation; Post-harvest losses. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/6925 |
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