Mechanical properties of wood carton and for long distance transport of tomatoes by Girja Sharan, S M Srivastava and Monika Khandelwal (Working Paper, No. 98-09-02/1470)

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  • WP 98-09-02 (1470)
Summary: Tomatoes are produced and consumed year round. Wood carton is the dominant mode of packaging for produce coming to APMC Market, Ahmedabad from out-of-state. It has been known for long however that wood carton suffers from many shortcomings. It is unable to protect the produce sufficiently against mechanical hazards encountered in transit and handling. Produce gets bruised, dented and generally battered due to vibrations in transport, drops and shocks received in loading and unloading. Out own earlier study indicated that mechanical damages could be as high as 17 per cent in locally grown tomatoes and higher in those brought to APMC Ahmedabad from out-of-state
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Tomatoes are produced and consumed year round. Wood carton is the dominant mode of packaging for produce coming to APMC Market, Ahmedabad from out-of-state. It has been known for long however that wood carton suffers from many shortcomings. It is unable to protect the produce sufficiently against mechanical hazards encountered in transit and handling. Produce gets bruised, dented and generally battered due to vibrations in transport, drops and shocks received in loading and unloading. Out own earlier study indicated that mechanical damages could be as high as 17 per cent in locally grown tomatoes and higher in those brought to APMC Ahmedabad from out-of-state

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