AGRO PATH FINDER • SKNAU JOBNER 2025
Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 7 • HORT 415
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Theory Lecture Schedule
15 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 post-harvest 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.
07
Principles and methods of preservation.
08
Intermediate moisture food Gam, jelly, marmalade, preserve, candy) ~ concepts and standards.
09
Fermented and non-fermented beverages.
10
Tomato products concepts and standards.
11
Drying Dehydration of fruits and vegetables —concept.
12
methods, osmotic drying.
13
Canning — concepts and standards.
14
Packaging of products.
15
FSSAI, FPO, HACCP, TQM, Non-Destructive Techniques of preservation.
Practical Lecture Schedule
10 indexed topics01
Applications of different types of packing.
02
containers for shelf-life extension.
03
Effect of temperature on shelf life and quality of produce.
04
Demonstration of chilling and freezing injury in vegetables and fruits
05
Extraction and preservation of pulps and juices.
06
Preparation of jam, jelly, RTS, nectar.
07
squash, osmotically dried products, fruit bar candy.
08
Tomato products.
09
canned products.
10
Quality evaluation of products- Physico-chemical and sensory. T1__ Visit to processing unit/industry. 1
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