Vegetable
unit
On
the 13th of October, our class had our agriculture practical at the
vegetable unit. The aim was to learn the processes involved before the
vegetables are ready to be sold at shops.
Upon arriving at the vegetable unit,
located near to the Kolej Pendeta Zaabah, we were first given a short talk by
our amazing lecturer, Dr Zakaria. Then, we proceed with the practical.
The instructors, first brief us on the
practical for the day. We were divided into groups. Each group has different
task. Some were harvesting Chilies, and others were Terung, Asparagus and
Salad. After the vegetables were harvested, they are cleaned. The salad were
soaked in cold water, which is a process called pre-cooling. It keeps the
freshness of the vegetables by stopping the respiration and metabolic processes
in the plant.
After it cleaned, it is graded and
weight. The vegetables must pass the quality check before it can be packaged.
After it pass the quality check, it is weight and put into plastic package
before it is sealed.
After it is packaged, it will be stored
in a dry and cool place to avoid spoilage and insects from destroying the
vegetables. It is now ready to be sold at stores as quality vegetables.
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| cleaning and rinsing vegetables |
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| weighing and packaging vegetabale |
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