Efficient drying from any mobile paddy dryer would result in the superior quality of the product within a desirable time. Dryer was evaluated using 5332.5 kg of freshly harvested paddy at 21.01% moisture content (w.b). The air velocity at top layer was found to vary from 0.50 to...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42005
A non-destructive optical method based on near-infrared spectroscopy has been used for the evaluation of litchi fruit quality. Diffuse reflectance measurements (12500–3600 cm-1), physical, and biochemical measurements were performed individually on 100 litchi fruits of cv. Shahi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/41703
Background: Dates, the staple food in many Gulf countries and they are the fruits with high nutritional values, besides highly perishable, so there is a need for a better preservation technique which will prevent the dates from deterioration and also in the extension of shelf lif...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41678