• The Effect Of Post-harvest Handling On The Quality And Marketability Of Locally Harvested Tomato

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    • THIS STUDY EXAMINED THE EFFECT OF POST-HARVEST HANDLING ON THE QUALITY AND MARKETABILITY OF LOCALLY HARVESTED TOMATO
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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1      1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYTomato (Lycopersiconesculentum Mill.) is one of the vegetables with the highest production in the world and its production is increasing all over the world. Tomato is rich in minerals, vitamins, essential amino acids, sugars and dietary fibers (Ayandiji et al., 2011). World tomato production in 2001 was about 105 million tons of fresh fruit from an estimated 3.9 million ha. As it is a relatively short duration crop and gives a hi ... Continue reading---