Preface The 2nd fully revised and expanded edition of the book Question Bank in Postharvest Technology has been fully updated with adequate number of MCQ's, Fill in The Blanks, Match the Followings and Glossary on the topic. With more than 1500 MCQs, 500 Fill in the Blanks and 300 match the Followings specifically on PST make the books a worth enough for every student.

Glossary [A] Abrassive peeling: The food commodity is fed on to the carborundum rollers or a rotating bowl which is lined with carborundum crystal acting as abrasive material. It is used for peeling potatoes, ginger, carrots etc. Absolute density: Ratio of weight of certain volume of a substance at 1°C to the weight of same volume of water at 4°C It is the density of substance at 1°C with relation to density of water at 4°C.xs Absolutes: Alcohol soluble part of concrete, obtained by solvent extraction of odorous material and is highly concentrated form of perfume. Acetic fermentation: It is an aerobic respiration where in the presence of O2, ethyl alcohol is converted into acetic acid and water; and is represented as given below:-