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in precooling. Hortic. Technol. 2(: 4. 5. CH Crisosto. 1. Sweet cherry harvesting, postharvest handling and storage. In: Perishables Handling. University of California 7: 2. 5. MT Talbot, SA Sargent, and JK Brecht. 1. Cooling Florida Sweet Corn. Florida Extension Service, University of Florida, Circular 9. Packaging of Fruits and Vegetables JAMES . SMITH, HOSAHALLI . RAMASWAMY, and . . VIJAYA RAGHAVAN McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada BYRAPPA RANGANNA University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India 1 INTRODUCTION The postharvest losses of important commercial fruits and vegetables vary from 2% to 5% before they reach consumers. Fruits and vegetables are high in moisture, ranging from 7% to 9%. Their equilibrium humidities are as high as 9%. Under normal atmosphericconditions they dry rapidly, which causes wilting and shriveling as result of loss ofrigidity and shrinkage of cells. The primary objective of packaging of fruits and vegetablesis to protect the contents during storage, transportation and distribution against deteriora-tion, which may be physical, chemical, or biological. Packaging is hence provided at the point of production or processing or at distribution centers. Though packaging forms the last link in the chain of production, storage, marketing, and distribution, it still plays animportant role in delivering the contents safe from the farm gate to the consumer plate.Increase in production can have an impact on the consumer only when the food is whole-some, unadulterated, and available under hygienic conditions at an economical price. Asmentioned, about 2% to 4% of fruits and vegetables are spoiled or become substandardduring storage and distribution. This enormous wastage, which results in product scarcity and higher prices, is attributed mainly to poor packaging, improper handling methods, and inadequate transportation facilities. Robertson ( denes packaging as the enclosure of products, items or pack- ages in w