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Research Activities of Post Harvest Technology |
Research activities Concluded Externally funded Research projects : Improvement of shelf life of apple cultivars “ Red delicious” and” Ambr” for promotion of export trade (APEDA) Projects completed under AICRP Project: Survey for traditional post harvest practices and loss assessment for major or agri / hort. crops and meat of Jammu and Kashmir Training of unemployed youth for processing of fruits and vegetables Studies on evaluation of rice puffing machines Studies on grading of apricot for fresh produce marketing Studies on shelling capacity, grain recovery and grain damage using horizontal and vertical cab sheller Studies on Dehulling of walnut Studies on preparation of cherry candy, squash and nectar as per FPO specifications Feasibility testing of apple and pear fruit harvestor and their field testing and demonstration at Kargil and Ladakh Adoption and development of dried apricot grader and its demonstration at Kargil and Ladkh
Molecular analysis of P53 tumour suppressor gene in human esophageal and stomac cancer (DST) - Integrated Pest and disease management validation technology on apple ( ICAR)
RCM Research Projects: Management of rain –induced cracking in “Sweet Cherry” (Prunus avium L.) cultivars - Keeping quality and storage related disorders of” William Pear” as influenced by certain chemicals
- Physiological basis of bitter pit and its management
- Screening of strawberry and plum cultivars. or nectar and juice production
- Surveillance and integrated management of post harvest storage diseases of important fruits
- Prevalence and management of major post harvest storage diseases of floricultural crops (Tulip and Gladiolus)
Studies on mycotoxin contamination problems in specific foods and their management studies - Solar drying of vegetables
Screening of newly developed tomato cultivars for value added products Storage studies on fresh vegetables under zero energy cool chamber (ZECC) Evaluation of antioxidant capacity in stone fruits Influence of cultivar and phonological stages on phenylalanine ammonium lyase (PAL) activity and total phenol content of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) and its seeds with antidiabitic activity Mechanical decortications of water chestnut and its value addition Post harvest response of ‘Santa Rosa’ plum (Prunus salicina Lindl) to ethanol vapor treatment
- Ongoing Research projects:
- Projects under AICRP on PHT
- Development of Walnut cracking Machine
- Feasibility Testing Performance, Evaluation and Popularization of Walnut Dehuller
- Establishment of agro-processing centre, extrusion behavior of Kashmir Rice and training and demonstrations
- Project under RCM
- Comparison of different rice varieties of Kashmir Division for quality evaluation
- Effect of osmospriming and growth regulator treatments on germination and vigour of maize Zea mays L)
- Development and standardization protein fortified plum nectar
- Chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic role of phenalic enriched fenugreek sprouts as functional food in related to diabetes.
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