May 2014

Micro level investigation of marketing and post harvest losses of tomato in Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu

Most vegetables are perishable in nature, and in that post harvest losses and distribution channel plays a vital role in price fixation of vegetables, especially in tomato which is sensitive to much environment-genetic interaction disorders which may be manifested during post harvest ripening or post harvest inspection. A substantial quantity of production is subjected to post-harvest losses at various stages of its...

Author(s): K. Kalidas and K. Akila