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Postharvest Handling Practices of Cabbage and Cauliflower in Selected Areas of Myanmar Thandar Hnin The study was conducted to investigate the existing handling practices and postharvest losses of cabbage and cauliflower in selected areas of Myanmar from December 2011 to May 2012. A total of 211 respondents from Aung Ban, Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon were randomly selected and interviewed using structural questionnaires. At the grower sites, the losses of cauliflower in Tatkone were significantly higher than that of Aung Ban due to pest, disease and climatic condition at preharvest stage. The harvesting losses and transportation losses of cabbage and cauliflower at the grower site in Aung Ban were significantly higher than that of Tatkone due to improper harvesting, unsystematic handling practices and poor transportation. The harvesting loss of cabbage at the broker site in Tatkone was significantly higher than that of Aung Ban. The losses of both crops were highest significantly at grower sites among the stakeholders. However, there were no significant differences in losses along the supply chain between growers and wholesalers. Postharvest losses of cabbage and cauliflower at wholesalers in Yangon were significantly higher than that of Nay Pyi Taw due to prolong transportation period while the losses of both crops at the retailers in Nay Pyi Taw were significantly higher than that of Yangon due to different types of transportation vehicles. The losses of cauliflower stakeholders were higher than that of cabbage stakeholders due to its inflorescence crop type and discoloration of the curd. The suitable and mostly used position during storage and transportation for cabbage is upside down and side by side position for cauliflower. Packaging of mesh bag, plastic bag and bamboo basket at the retailers were commonly employed. It was observed that cabbage and cauliflower without packaging materials were currently practiced during transportation. 2014-01 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000000187 https://meral.edu.mm/records/187