Development of Low Cost Storage Structure for Fruits and Vegetables

ISBN-13: 9786202666541 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 108 str.

Bikash Hazarika; Pritom Coomar Barua; Pritam Kumar Borthakur

Opis

Four storage structures were designed and developed, one is based on the principle of modified atmosphere, another on evaporative cooling and rest are underground ones. Structure I was based on the principle of modified atmosphere and the structure were constructed by using LDPE (Low density polyethylene) of 50 micron on a wooden frame, where a cement block of 7 cm length and 2 cm breadth dipped in KMnO4 solution is placed inside to absorb ethylene emission by the crop, while, structure II was constructed by using gunny bag on a wooden frame and split cut bamboo are placed on the top, filled with water such that droplets through the hole in split cut bamboo fall on the gunny bag, which is a modified version of evaporative cooling chamber. The other two storage structures are underground ones, where the cooling effect comes from soil low temperature.

O autorze

Hazarika, Bikash
Dr. Bikash Hazarika is presently serving as Junior Scientist in Regional Agricultural Research Station, Gossaigaon, Assam Agricultural University (AAU). He did his PhD in Horticulture and MSc. in Horticulture from AAU. He had qualified NET and also served as Resarch Associate (RA) in DIC project and JRF under BARC sponsored project.