Quantification of leafy vegetables loss at primary production - research limitations and proposed methodology for on-farm data collection
Milza M Lana
Abstract:Research discussed in this paper reports the difficulties related to on-farm data collection of leafy vegetables loss and proposes a method to estimate vegetable loss in an exploratory survey. Loss was estimated for rocket (Eruca sativa), coriander (Coriandrum sativum) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two farms located in Federal District, Brazil. The best index to express loss due to unharvested plants was different whether the vegetable was marketed as plant units (lettuce) or bunches (rocket and coriander). … Show more
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