AGRO PATH FINDER • SKNAU JOBNER 2025
Post Harvest Management & Value Addition of Horticultural Crop
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 7 • HORT 412
Lecture-wise study materialsTheory & PracticalPDF • MCQs • Videos
Imported outline — verification pending
This schedule comes from the supplied HTML pack. Check the original university syllabus before treating wording, numbering or topic coverage as final. Numbering gaps in the supplied outline have been flagged for review; missing topics have not been invented.
Theory Lecture Schedule
11 indexed topics01
Importance of post-harvest processing of fruits and vegetables.
02
Extent and possible causes of post harvest losses.
03
Pre- harvest factors affecting postharvest quality, maturity, ripening and changes occurring during ripening.
04
Respiration and factors affecting respiration rate.
05
Harvesting and field handling; Storage (ZECC, cold storage, CA, MA, and hypobaric).
06
Value addition concept; Principles and methods of preservation.
07
Intermediate moisture food- Jam, jelly, marmalade, preserve, candy – Concepts and Standards.
08
Fermented and non-fermented beverages
09
Tomato products- Concepts and Standards.
10
Drying/ Dehydration of fruits and vegetables – Concept and methods, osmotic drying. TI. _ Canning — Concepts and Standards, packaging of products. 1
12
FSSAI, FPO, HACCP.
Practical Lecture Schedule
11 indexed topics01
Applications of different types of packaging, containers for shelf life extension.
02
Effect of temperature on shelf life and quality of produce.
03
Demonstration of chilling and freezing injury in vegetables and fruits.
04
Extraction and preservation of pulps and juices.
05
Preparation of jam and jelly. T
06
RTS, nectar, squash, osmotically dried products.
07
Fruit bar and candy.
08
Tomato products
09
Canned products.
10
Quality evaluation of products – physico-chemical and sensory.
11
Visit to processing unit/ industry.
This page indexes the supplied topic outline. Lecture notes, PDFs, videos and tests will be linked only when those resources are available.




