Bøger af Desh Beer Singh

The publication entitled Post-Harvest Handling and Value Addition of Temperate Fruits and Nut covers comprehensive information generated in area of post-harvest management of fruits. The publication emphasizes both basic information as well as applied aspect of post-harvest handling, packaging, storage and processing system and value addition of horticultural crops. The content of this book covers very important aspects required for scientific management of fruits during post-harvest- the area which needs more attention for achieving better values and fetching better prices. The book will prove to be very useful to the post-harvest technologists, horticulturists, food scientists, entrepreneurs, teachers, under-graduate and post-graduate students.

Cape gooseberry (Physalis periviana) is endeavour herbaceous crop grown for edible fruit. The fruit is rich in vitamins A, B, and C and polyphenols can be eaten raw, as a dessert, an appetizer or used as dish decorator and in making jams, dehydrated products and slices. Its wide range of versatile adaptation, used for taste purpose and processing and increasing demand in exotic fruit market gains good prospects for the expansion of Cape gooseberry as new cash crop in temperate regions.The book "Cape gooseberry" is unique of its kind and provides information on scientific production and its processing for making novel value added products.The book will act as guide line and manual for the growers, researchers and entrepreneurs for scientifically cultivation and processing for novel products.

This book is offering comprehensive coverage of "Pineapple: Production and Processing" which will be useful for horticulturists, processors, entrepreneurs, orchardists, scientists, UG and PG students. The book integrates detailed information on botany, taxonomy, breeding, propagation, nutrition, physiology flowering and fruiting, plant protection measures, on farm handling, post harvest management, maturity indices, safe harvesting processing and technology for making value added products. Subject matter is described from the preliminary to the present level of knowledge in a systematic manner. The book is well illustrated, describing the state of art technology.