Managing Postharvest Quality and Losses in Horticultural Crops 2nd Revised edn

by K L Chadha, R K Pal

ISBN: 9789371708395
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2027
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Author Profile

Dr. K.L. Chadha is currently the President of Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences (erstwhile The Horticultural Society of India), New Delhi. He was also Adjunct Professor (Hort.) at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. He received his B.Sc. (Agri) and M.Sc. (Hort.) degrees from Punjab University, and Ph.D. from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. He has served in various capacities at IARI, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana Central Mango Research Station, Lucknow. He was the Director, IIHR, Bangalore, Horticulture Commissioner and Executive Director, National Horticulture Board, Govt. of India; Deputy Director General (Hort.), ICAR and National Professor (Hort.) at IARI. He has authored/edited nearly 4 dozen books and bulletins including the series “Advances in Horticulture” published in 13 volumes covering 9,410 pages. He has been associated with several scientific societies as their Chief Patron, President or Vice President. He has served as consultant to several national and international organisations. Dr. Chadha is the recipient of several awards for his outstanding contributions to R & D in horticulture. He is a Fellow of NAAS, New Delhi and ISHS, Belgium and D.Sc. (h.c.) from three State Agricultural Universities. Some important awards won by him include Borlaug Award, Om Prakash Bhasin Award, Dr. H.M. Marigowda Award, S.K. Mitra Memorial Award, S.S. Ranade Memorial Life Time Achievement Award, HSI-Shivashakthi Life-Time Achievement Award, B.P. Pal Memorial Award, National Agriculture Leadership Award and KrishiShiromanniSamman. Recently in the year 2021 he was honored with IFFCO FAI lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution on R&D in Agriculture. Professor R.K. Pal is the Editor-in-Chief of Indian Journal of Horticulture published by Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences, New Delhi. He served as Director of the ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate at Solapur, Maharashtra, India; Resident Advisor of ACARE in Myanmar; Professor and Head of the Division of Food science and PHT at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. He was National Consultant of FAO and Technical expert of SAARC. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees form ICAR-IARI, New Delhi and undergone post-doctoral training on PHT at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA under USAID programme; also completed Quality Management Course from International Agricultural Centre and Wageningen School of Management, the Netherlands as FAO fellow. He is a Fellow of NAAS, IAHS, Society for Advancement of Research on Pomegranate (SARP) and recipient of many awards, honors & recognition from India and abroad. He has more than 150 research/ technical publications in Indian and international journals. He has patented technologies on process for extraction of virgin pomegranate seed oil with retention of bioactive compounds having anti-cancer properties; natural food colour and bio-formulation. Under his leadership the first bio-fortified pomegranate cultivar Solapur Lal having very high content of Zn and Fe in arils has been developed. The Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences has conferred him IAHS-Shivashakti lifetime achievement award in 2021 for his outstanding contribution in the field of Horticulture & PHT.

About The Book

This book is a consolidation of the scattered information available in the form of research or review papers which has been suitably compiled and edited in a lucid and easily understandable format with adoptable recommendation for the benefit of all the stakeholders. The book is divided into three sections viz. 1) General Issues, 2) Fruit Crops and 3) Vegetables, Flowers, Plantation Crops and seed spices. Eminent research workers who have been engaged in the area of Postharvest Management in the National Agricultural Research Systems have contributed chapters on various subjects. Efforts have been made to incorporate information on status of cultivation, cultivars, association between pre-harvest crop management practices and quality after harvest, pack-house operations, storage and marketing for domestic and export trade. The book is also suitably illustrated with colour photographs, wherever necessary. Important references to each subject have been cited for detailed reading. It is hoped that this publication will be of immense value to all the stakeholders viz., horticultural entrepreneurs, retailers, wholesalers and exporters engaged in the supply chain of perishable horticultural produce, research scholars engaged in development of postharvest management technology and others in view of the objectives for which it has been written, i.e., reducing postharvest losses and delivering quality produce both in domestic and international market.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface to Second Revised Edition vii Preface ix List of Contributors xv 1. Postharvest Management: An Overview 3 K.L. Chadha & R.K. Pal 2. Fruit Bagging 23 Ram Asrey 3. Maturity Indices 29 R.K. Pal, P. Suresh Kumar & K. Usha Kumari 4. Mechanisation in Harvesting 55 S.C. Mandhar & R.T. Patil 5. Postharvest Quality Management 65 B.V.C. Mahajan & Alemwati Pongener 6. Postharvest Diseases of Horticultural Crops 81 R.D. Rawal, Jyotsana Sharma & Manjunatha N 7. Grading and Packaging 107 M.S. Ladaniya 8. Insect Disinfection and Quarantine 141 Abraham Verghese, M.A. Rashmi & B.R. Jayanthi Mala 9. Pesticide Residues in Horticulture Crops 157 Ahammed Shabeer T.P. & Kaushik Banerjee 1. Postharvest Management: An Overview 3 K.L. Chadha & R.K. Pal 2. Fruit Bagging 23 Ram Asrey 3. Maturity Indices 29 R.K. Pal, P. Suresh Kumar & K. Usha Kumari 4. Mechanisation in Harvesting 55 S.C. Mandhar & R.T. Patil 5. Postharvest Quality Management 65 B.V.C. Mahajan & Alemwati Pongener 6. Postharvest Diseases of Horticultural Crops 81 R.D. Rawal, Jyotsana Sharma & Manjunatha N 7. Grading and Packaging 107 M.S. Ladaniya 8. Insect Disinfection and Quarantine 141 Abraham Verghese, M.A. Rashmi & B.R. Jayanthi Mala 9. Pesticide Residues in Horticulture Crops 157 Ahammed Shabeer T.P. & Kaushik Banerjee 27. Onion 387 R.P. Gupta & H.P. Sharma 28. Potato 399 R. Ezekiel 29. Chilli 419 Surya Kumari Surepeddi & Giridhar Kalidasu 30. Ginger 447 Ananta Saikia & Sanjib Sharma 31. Garlic 461 K.E. Lawande & P.C. Tripathi 32. Cut Flowers 467 Kushal Singh & Ramesh Kumar 33. Orchids 485 L.C. De & N. Pathak 34. Cashew 497 D. Balasubramanian & P.L. Saroj 35. Oil Palm 507 S. Arulraj 36. Seed Spices 517 Gopal Lal & Shiv Lal Index 531