Pre-Test

IDENTIFICATION:
1. ______ are used especially in tree crops to reach fruit high in the tree.
2. _______are specially designed for a specific crop or group of crops that are
harvested mechanically
3. ________refers to both removal of dirt and plant material that becomes
adhered as well as the removal of microscopic particles including disease
organisms.
4. This maturity refers to the development stage of the fruits and vegetables
when there is an occurrence of maximum growth and maturation.
5. _______ refer to the development stage in which the commodity reaches
the development level which is enough for the use or in other words
ready for the market
6. this type of maturity is defined as physiological and horticultural
maturity.
7. The skin of the fruit will change when the fruit reaches the stage of
maturity or when it also gets ripened.
8. Few fruits may also have changes in texture at the time of maturity and
these species can also be made used for the determination of the time of
harvest
9. they are harvested when they are already ripe and no further ripening
process occur.
10. process of taking a few individual fruits from some trees in the orchard
of the same cultivar.
11.________ are used to determine maturity, predict the harvest date, and
assess the quality of the crop
12._________ crops must be sampled and then a specific test is performed
on the sample.
13._______is a method whereby fruit is twisted off sharply by hand without
using an implement
14.______makes use of specifically designed pruning shears that are used to
cut the stem of the fruit.
15.Using a knife, the Cabbage and lettuce heads are cut from the root at the
base of the head and as close as possible to the soil surface.
16. is an important procedure in storage protection.

17.should be harvested during the cool part of the morning and should
be stored as soon as possible.
18.Start harvesting before seeds develop in the pod – when the green
pods are about the diameter of a pencil.
19. Harvest _______when the heads feel hard and solid. If left to late the
head will crack and split.
20. When harvesting for processing, a harvesting stick can be used
where the fruits are too high to reach but allow the fruits to drop onto a
soft surface, such as net
21. The longest time produce can be kept in sound marketable condition
22. Plant propagation material such as seeds, tubers, and seedlings
rootstock, is used in establishing the crop.
23. the process of classifying produce into groups designated by the person
classifying crops or commodities to set criteria.
24. This is the final step in land preparation by making farrows or beds for
planting.
25. The period of time can remain fresh before it loses its quality.
26. _____It is the first stage of the life cycle of insects after leaving the egg.

27._____ It is the quality or state of ripeness, or of being fully developed

grain.
28. It is a process of gradually withholding water and exposing to direct
sunlight to prevent seedlings from transplanting stress or shock.