Vol. 86, No. 2 (Published on 1st, March. 2024)

CONTENTS

ESSAY

　R. NOGUCHI 71

SPECIAL EDITION

The Forefront of Postharvest Technology：Toward the Establishment of a Sustainable Food Supply System

Editor：T. IMAIZUMI

　K. NAKANO：Freshness Sensing Paves the Way for Zero Loss in Fruit and Vegetable Distribution 74

　Fumina TANAKA，Fumihiko TANAKA：Development of Edible Coating Technology for Fruit and Vegetables to Establish a Plastic-free Society 78

　Y. OGAWA：Contributing of MMW-THz Waves to Agricultural and Food Engineering Applications 83

TECHNO-TOPICS

T. KAWAIDE：Development of a Robot for Pigpen Cleaning in Japan 89

PAPERS (Article)

TECHNICAL PAPER

D. KURATA, T. ORIKASA, K. SOMA, T. WATANABE, S. KOIDE：Impacts of Different Drying Tray Materials on Drying Time and CO₂ Emissions in Far-Infrared Drying of Cabbagesr…97 　abstracts