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Haya94

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What are three ways to control relative humidity during storage of horticultural commodities?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

List six ways to cool down commodities removed from the field.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Adding moisture (water mist or spray) to the air with humidifiers, sprinkling the
horticultural commodity with water, and carefully regulating air movement and
ventilation.

Answer to Question 2

Hydrocooling, in-package icing, evaporative cooling, refrigeration, vacuum, and
hydro-vacuum cooling.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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