This study conducted at Department of Postharvest Technology, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam from 2015 – 2017, evaluated the optimal maturity stage for harvesting “Red flesh” guavas to maintain the postharvest quality. Four distinct maturity stages were...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i74728
Dragon fruit as the "Wondrous Fruit" of the twenty-first century is a cactus-like vine with great economic and nutritional potential as exotic fruit crops in domestic and foreign markets. One of the biggest issues with commercial fruit production is the development of high-qualit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102935
Jamun (Syzygium cuminii Skeels.) is the medicinally important indigenous fruit tree of India belongs to the Myrtaceae family. The antidiabietic properties of Jamun brought higher market demand which stimulates to increase the fruit production and also brought the off season conce...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i130127
Ginger is one of the most important spices which has been utilised for centuries as a food flavouring agent as well as a key ingredient in pharmaceutical products. Since organic food is considered to be healthy by the consumers, the demand for organic products are increasing and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193618
A study on seasonal incidence of insect pests and their natural enemies in different guava varieties was carried out at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam during 2022-23. The results revealed that tea mosquito bug (8.75%), fruit borer (0.75%), mealybugs (12...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i71025