Importance of Post-harvest technology lies in the fact that it has the capability to meet food requirement of growing population by eliminating losses making more nutritive food items from raw commodities by proper processing and fortification.The most important goals of post-harvest handling are keeping the product cool, to avoid moisture loss and slow down undesirable chemical changes, and avoiding physical damage such as bruising, to delay spoilage. Sanitation is also an important factor, to reduce the possibility of pathogens that could be carried by fresh produce, for example, as residue from contaminated washing water.The book covers post-harvest technology through processing, handling, drying, packaging etc. This book will benefit both food technologists/post-harvest technologists, agricultural engineers, food processors, food scientists and progressive farmers.

Dr. Suja Nabi Qureshi, presently working as Scientist (Horticulture) at KVK, Reasi, SKUAST-Jammu since June 2015. He did B.Sc. (Horticulture) from DR. BSKKV, Dapoli (Maharashtra), M.Sc. Fruit Science from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra and Ph.D. Fruit Science, from SKUAST-K in 2014. He also qualifies for NET ICAR in 2010 in Horticulture. He has published many research papers, articles, pamphlets etc. Dr. Kounser Javeed, presently working as Young Scientist, SERB, DST New Delhi. She did B.Sc. (Horticulture) in 2011 from SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar; M.Sc. Horticulture (Fruit Science) SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar and Ph.D. (Fruit Science) in 2017 from SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar. She has specialization in Fruit Production, Fruit Physiology, Post-harvest Physiology. She also qualified ARS National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 2015. She was awarded INSPIRE Fellowship by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India for Doctoral Programme and Selected for National Post Doctoral Fellowship by SERB-DST. Submitted proposal entitled "Identifying appropriate pollinizer strains for higher yield and fruit quality in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) through self incompatibility studies". She has 10 research papers in her credit. Dr. Abhay Kumar Sinha, presently working as Scientist (Agril. Engineering), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rajouri, SKUAST-Jammu (India), did his Ph.D. in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering in the Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishaw Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in the year 2016. He did his M. Tech. degree in Agricultural Engineering from College of Agricultural Engineering, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar. After PG programme he had joined as a guest faculty at Tirhut College of Agriculture, RAU, Pusa thereafter, he joined as a Subject Matter Specialist (Agril. Engineering) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, SKUAST-J, Rajouri, Jammu from June, 2007. He worked on externally funded research project as a Co-PI and University funded research project in the field of Agricultural Engineering during his service period. He was the member of judging committee for award of prizes in the Kissan Mela-cum-Exhibition, 2012. He has published 12 national and international research papers, 12 extension bulletins, 16 popular articles, eight leaflet and papers in national and international conferences held all over India. "