Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) is a highly perishable fruit with significant nutritional and economic value, yet its short shelf life and susceptibility to postharvest losses limit its market potential. Edible coatings have emerged as a promising solution to enhance fruit pr...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i3774
This research was conducted to assess the drying kinetics and product quality during osmotic dehydration and air drying of coconut cuts. The coconuts were osmotically pretreated by different concentration of sugar solution (40 °Brix, 50 °Brix, and 60 °Brix) and temperature of osm...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v15i330153
The efficacy of chemical dips and different storage condition, alone and in combination were imposed in freshly harvested litchi fruit to investigate the changes of bio-chemical composition of fruits at regular interval for a certain period of storage. The pre-cooled litchi fruit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930596
B. C. Poovamma, S. P. Kanaujiya, Animesh Sarkar, Moakala Changkiri, Sentirenla Jamir, H. P. Chaturvedi, Datti Purushotama Rao & N. Pradeep Kumara·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2026
Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L.) is a highly nutritious but underutilised tropical legume with considerable potential for enhancing food and nutritional security. The present study was conducted to assess morphological diversity among 30winged bean genotypes and one c...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i64018
The present investigation was conducted during the year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 in the Experimental farm at Department of Horticulture, SAS, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland. The trial was laid out in randomized block design consisting of twelve treatments with th...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123371
Pineapple processing generates a huge amount of by-products like peels, core and pomace which are often discarded, resulting in major disposal and environmental issue. These residues are rich in sugars making them an ideal substrate for fermentation to produce value-added product...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i31667
Aims: The present study was carried out to determine the effect of 2-(3- chlorophenoxy) propionic acid (3- CPA) on crown size, yield and quality of pineapple cv. Giant Kew. Study Design: Completely Randomised Design Place and Duration of Study: Department of Horticulture, School...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1330982
The present study was conducted to assess the morphological and biochemical variability of twenty-five snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina) genotypes under the foothill conditions of Nagaland to identify superior types for varietal improvement. Field trials were co...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103050
Das , Hiren, Devi , Laishram Nikita, Sarkar, Animesh, Venu , Nakeertha, Akhil Dev Tamalam, N. Surbala Devi, Hiren Das, Tamalam , Akhil Dev, Nakeertha Venu, Devi , N. Surbala, Laishram Nikita Devi & Animesh Sarkar·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2023
Understanding different fractions and availability of boron (B) is essential while studying the response of crops towards B. Fractionation provides information about the chemistry of B and quantifies its bioavailability. Therefore, a pot experiment was performed during the 2019 p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183440