What is postharvest handling?​

In agriculture, postharvest handling is the stage of crop production immediately following harvest, including cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing. ... Postharvest treatment largely determines final quality, whether a crop is sold for fresh consumption, or used as an ingredient in a processed food product.

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Postharvest physiology and technology has been key to maintaining and extending the shelf-life of perishables and reducing food losses. Postharvest strategies or technological implementation, such as temperature reduction, modification of the atmosphere, or chemical treatments, are applied.

halogen, any of the six nonmetallic elements that constitute group 17 (group viia) of the periodic table. the halogen elements are fluorine (f), chlorine (cl), bromine (br), iodine (i), astatine (at), and tennessine (ts).