SCRI Project Updates – PostHarvest Handling

National Allium Research Conference Update

 

Due to competing meetings at the Hotel, it is important that you Register and Reserve Your Hotel Room as soon as possible. 

 

Airfare connections could also be affected by pressure from other travellers, so book flights early.

 

Poster and Oral Abstract deadline has now been extended to October 1, but submit soon to guarantee space.

 

NARC Home Page:   http://www.unce.unr.edu/adhoc/narc2010/

“Advancing Onion Postharvest Handling Efficiency and Sustainability by Multimodal Quality Sensing, Disease Control, and Waste Stream Management”; Project Director – Dr. Changying “Charlie” Li at cyli@uga.edu

 

Goal: Enhance onion postharvest handling efficiency and sustainability by integrating more efficient online sorting, reducing storage losses, and managing the waste stream of onions in relation to the following objectives:

 

·         Enhance the efficiency of onion quality sorting by a multimodal sensing platform using X-ray and hyperspectral imaging technologies.

·         Develop a gas sensing and tracing method for disease detection in storage and evaluate onion postharvest disease management practices.

·         Manage the onion waste stream and mitigate environmental pollution using an anaerobic digestion system.

·         Evaluate social implications and economic impacts of these technologies.

·         Engage in outreach and technology transfer with stakeholders.