List five future trends for handling horticultural commodities
What will be an ideal response?
• Better and more economical methods for controlling and monitoring temperature
and relative humidity
• Reduced losses due to chilling injury by avoiding temperatures that cause it
• Expanded film wrapping and other treatments to replace waxing to reduce water
loss
• Increased mechanization in all aspects of the harvesting and storage operation
• Development of improved controlled atmosphere (CA) and modified atmosphere
(MA) technology
• Genetically engineered crops to enhance their storage life
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