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Find other event details and presentations on the event page. This includes the areas of postharvest storage, treatments and underpinning mechanisms, quality evaluation, packaging, handling and distribution of fresh horticultural crops. This second, extensively revised, edition contains 33 chapters by authors on current postharvest treatments and handling systems. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Strategies for increasing food security by reducing postharvest losses and waste include use of cultivars with longer postharvest life, use of an integrated crop management system that maximizes yield and quality, and use of proper harvesting and postharvest handling procedures to maintain quality and safety of horticultural crops and their.