Postharvest

26 Apr

Posted at 04:56h in Postharvest
भूशण आहेर 4,045 views

Post harvest management and storage of wheat विश्‍व में उगाई जाने वाले अनाजों में गेहूँ का स्थान धान एवं मक्का के पश्‍चात तीसरा है और यह सभी प्रमुख सभ्यताओं में स्थायी खाद्य है। 1960 के दौरान हरित क्रांति द्वारा प्रोत्साहित होने के कारण विश्‍व का लगभग 36 प्रतिषत गेहूँ का उत्पादन एशिया में होता है। लगभग एक दशक से भारत का गेहूँ उत्पादन में चीन के बाद दूसरा स्थान है जिसके कारण भारत एक खाद्यान्न आत्म निर्भर देश्‍ा हो गया है। वर्श 2011-12 के दौरान भारत में गेहूँ का उत्पादन 93.96 मिलियन टन था जो कि पूरे विष्व में गेहूँ उत्पादन का लगभग 15 प्रतिशत है। 1950-51 के दौरान 6.45 मिलियन टन...

03 Apr

Posted at 06:41h in Postharvest
Gupta O.P. 8 views

लंबे समय तक भंडारण गेहूं की औद्योगिक गुणवत्ता खराब करता है: इसे नियंत्रित करने के लिए उपाय  With the increasing ever growing global population, maintaining the nutritional quality of wheat is emerging as a crucial step forward. Nutritional deterioration starts right from the field before harvesting the crops to the storage and the final consumption (processing loss). The wheat grain contains 2-3% germ, 13-17% bran and 80-85% mealy endosperm. The wheat bran is mainly rich in fiber (53%), vitamin B complex and minerals which are lost from the starchy endosperm during the first stage of milling. The endosperm mainly contains energy-yielding starch. The germ lies at one end of the grain...

25 Feb

Posted at 08:47h in Postharvest
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अंगूर का रस - स्वास्थ्य के लिए एक घूंट ले India is ranked 12th in the world in terms of grape production. About 78% of production in India is utilized as table purpose, 17-20% for raisin production and remain for juice and wine. Juicing is an excellent way to absorb the maximum nutritional content of fruits and vegetables. All the enzymes, water-soluble vitamins and minerals built-in in these foods are condensed into one glass of juice and, because of the deficiency of fiber; the vastly concentrated nutrients go straight into the bloodstream. Grapes are an excellent source of potassium, which encourages an alkaline blood balance and also stimulates the kidneys and regulates...

07 Feb

Posted at 04:43h in Postharvest
Manraj Yadav 6 views

बेबी कॉर्न : फसलोपरांत प्रबंधन और मूल्य संवर्धन Baby corn is a young finger like un fertilized cobs of maize used as nutritious vegetable, for humans. It is delicious, decorative and rich in vitamins and minerals besides a good source of easily digestible fibrous protein. It is an organic food being protected in the husk and free from pesticides chemical residues. It is used in developing a numbers of value added products. It is a potential crop to generate income and employment for the rural youth, women besides maintaining the soil health. India can be a potential exporter due to its low cost of production. Post harvest management determines quality, safety, competitiveness of the...

12 Dec

Posted at 05:28h in Postharvest
P. Naveen Kumar 13,135 views

कटाई उपरांत कटफ्लावर का रखरखाव  Floriculture has emerged as a viable diversification option in the agri-business. It is a rapidly expanding industry recording a growth rate of more than 15 per cent per annum in the last two decades.  Rapid urbanization, increased income levels and changes in social values resulted in increase of domestic market both for modern (cut flowers) as well as traditional (loose flowers) flowers significantly. Improvement in the general level of well being in the country and increased affluence particularly among the middle class is also another reason for increase in the volume of local flower market. The quantum of Indian floricultural exports, although, increased manifold since early...

29 Oct

Posted at 09:14h in Postharvest
Krishna S. Tomar 9,710 views

फूल निर्जलीकरण: ग्रामीण लोगों के लिए एक लाभदायक व्यवसाय Floriculture occupation has become a lucrative business in many parts of the world. Cut flower is one of the main components of floriculture trade. Shelf-life of cut flower is restricted for few days. Despite the use of best flower preservatives for improvement of keeping quality and enhancement of vase life, the cut flowers cannot be kept for a long time. Non- availability of flowers during demand is another crisis. Existing floriculture market is dominated by standard well utilized ornamental species/varieties. But in modern floriculture, there will always demand and necessity for new products and flower lovers always seek “something new.” There are...

29 Aug

Posted at 10:21h in Postharvest
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अंगूर में मुल्‍य सवर्धन कैसे करें तथा अगूंर के वि‍भि‍न्‍न उत्‍पाद क्‍या है। India ranks 11th in grape production with production of 1.8 million t grapes from an area of 80,000 ha. The major consumption of grapes in India is as fresh followed by raisins, wine and juice. While at global level 78-80% grapes processed in to wine followed by raisin, fresh grapes and juice. The value addition in grapes and diversification of grape products also provide good returns to growers. The raisin industry is also gaining good results. A quantity of 105000 t raisins was produced during 2009. But, it is not possible without active involvement of food industry in...

29 Aug

Posted at 07:19h in Postharvest
R.K.S.RATHAUR 5 views

Soybean processing as a Domestic industry सोयाबीन पोषक तत्वों से परिपूर्ण एवं पोषण की खान के रूप में जाना जाता है इसलिये इसे सुनहरे बीन की उपाधि दी गई है इसमें प्रोटीन के अन्य सभी उपलब्ध स्रोतों की तुलना में सबसे अधिक लगभग 40 प्रतिशत अच्छी गुणवत्ता की प्रोटीन एवं 20 प्रतिशत तेल की मात्रा होती है। यदि हम सोयाबीन में पाये जाने वाले पोषक तत्वों व खनिज लवण व विटामिन्स का विश्लेषण करें तो प्रति 100 ग्राम सोयाबीन में निम्नानुसार मात्रा पाई जाती है- Nutritive Value of Soyabean (per 100 gram) Water 8.5 g Potassium, K 1797 mg Energy 416 kcal Sodium, Na 2 mg Energy 1741 kJ Zinc, Zn 4.9 mg Protein 36.5 g Copper, Cu 1.7 mg Fat (total lipid) 19.9 g Maganese, Mn 2.52 mg Fatty acids, saturated 2.9 g Selenium, Se 17.8...

23 Jun

Posted at 10:10h in Postharvest
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Barley is one of the world’s most important cereal crops after wheat, maize, and rice. It occupies fourth rank in the world. Barley was mainly cultivated and used for human food supply in ancient times but now-a-days it is significantly grown for animal feed and malt products. Barley is predominantly consumed as food crop in the semi-arid regions of Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia), Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Syria), highlands of Nepal, Ethiopia and Tibet, Andean countries of South America (Peru and Chile) and in some Asian counties (China, North Korea and Himalaya). In India, it is staple food of the northern hills people and also...