KCAET LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE: Recent submissions

  • Development and evaluation of a seed extractor for ash gourd and cucumber 
    Aneesh Mohan; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2012)
    A seed extractor was developed for ash gourd and cucumber. The important part of the machine is the extraction tool whose diameter can be varied (52 -160 mm) according to the placental diameter of the fruit and it can ...
  • Development and Testing of a Power Operated Coconut Husker 
    Anu, S. Chandran; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2012)
    A continuous power operated coconut husking machine for large scale husking of coconuts was developed, tested and its performance evaluated. The major parts are feeding chute, a husking unit, a husk separating unit and ...
  • Development and Quality Evaluation of Thermally Processed Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus L.) 
    Pritty, S. Babu; Sudheer, K. P (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2012)
    Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is an important nutritious tropical fruit of India. Its availability is seasonal and could not be stored as such for longer periods under ambient or refrigerated conditions which ...
  • Development and testing of tractor operated bed former for seed bed preparation in Kaipad region 
    Rajesh, A. N; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2012)
    Paddy cultivation in Kerala is mainly done in dry and wet lands. Kuttanadu, pokkali, Kole and Kaipad lands are mainly lying below sea level and needs much attention especially during bund preparation and nursery raising ...
  • Development of a High- rate Anaerobic Bioreactor for Energy Production from Rice-mill Effluent 
    Joe Joe, L. Bovas; Shaji James, P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2009)
    Anaerobic digestion of agricultural, industrial and municipal wastes has a great relevance in the global renewable energy scenario, since it combines waste stablisation with net fuel production. RME is a low strength, ...
  • Development and Evaluation of a Convective Type Dryer for Nutmeg mace 
    Chikkanna, G. S; Prince, M. V (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2008)
    A convective type nutmeg mace dryer was developed and its performance was evaluated. The major parts of the developed dryer are Drying chamber, Plenum chamber, Heating coil box, Air flow control and Blower with power ...
  • Groundwater augmentation plan for a degraded western ghat terrain using remote sensing and GIS 
    Sooraj Kannan, P. V; Mathew, E. K (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2007)
  • Subsurface Drip Irrigation of Ladies Finger in Sandy Loam Soil 
    Nisha, T. V; Asha Joseph (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2007)
    Placing water beneath the soil surface via buried drip lines is slowly becoming the preferred choice of many farmers. No doubt the use of subsurface drip irrigation technology may well be the future of irrigation in the ...
  • Grey Water Treatment by Constructed Wetland 
    Abhijeet Hindurao Surve; Rema, K. P (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2007)
    Next to air, water is the most important requirement for human life to exist. With growing population and industrial development, demand of fresh water is increasing. Hence every community should take preventive measures ...
  • Development of a Powered– Decorticator for Producing White Pepper from Black Pepper 
    Chithra, G; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2007)
    A powered black pepper decorticator for producing white pepper from black pepper was developed, tested and its performance evaluated. The major parts are grinding surfaces, feed hopper, cylindrical collecting tray, ...
  • Feasibility Studies on the Use of Precision Porous Pipes for Subsurface Irrigation 
    Eugine Spicer, J; Levan, K. V (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2007)
    Irrigation technology envisages the development of irrigation systems that uses water more effectively for plants. The process of subsurface drip irrigation was conceived with this objective. One of the subsurface ...
  • Optimal Planning of Wind Farms Using WERA model integrated with GIS 
    Devanand, U. Gorate; Sathyajith Mathew (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2006)
    The present study brings out a systematic procedure for Optimal planning and laying out wind turbine at prospective wind farm site. The Wind Energy Resource Analysis (WERA) model was used here for the wind energy analysis ...
  • Effect of seal formation due to cattle manure application on runoff and infiltration 
    Rakesh, K. N; Abdul Hakkim, V. M (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2003)
    The application of soil amendment is one of the major management practices in farming operations. Nowadays, the importance of manure application as a soil amendment is increasing due to the increased concern for the ...
  • Performance evaluation of micro-irrigation devices 
    Jacob Bijo Daniel; Vishnu, B (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2003)
    Several micro-irrigation emitters were evaluated for their individual performance and were compared among themselves on the basis of different performance parameters, and the results were used to analyse the credibility ...
  • Studies on osmotic dehydration of green pepper (Piper nigrum L.) 
    Smitha, K. E; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2008)
    Experiments were conducted using a newly developed osmotic dehydration plant for the production of osmotically dehydrated green pepper. Several trials were done for different concentrations of NaCl (20% to 40%), time ...
  • Studies on combined technologies of pulsed electric field and microwave assisted process for extraction of pectin from Jack fruit rind and core 
    Nandhu Lal, A. M; Prince, M. V (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2020)
    Value addition of inedible parts of Jackfruit such as rind and core using efficient and environment friendly methods would reduce wastage, and its disposal problem and also fetch additional profit to farmers. Pectin, a ...
  • Determination of subsurface stormflow using tracer method 
    Adarsh, S. S; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2020)
    The state of Kerala in India is a typical example of a region facing droughts of varying degrees despite receiving high annual rainfall. This is because a lion share of the precipitation received is going out as runoff ...
  • Development and performance evaluation of pneumatic potato slicer 
    Ardra, C. Babu; Athira, V. S; Fathima Rasheed; Varada Somaraj; Prince, M. V (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2019)
    A simple, semi-automatic pneumatic operated potato slicer which is easy to operate and maintain was fabricated. The slicer was found to have a capacity of 50.4 kg/hr with a power requirement of 75 W. The machine worked ...
  • Development And Evaluation Of Vacuum Fried Jackfruit Chips (Artocarpus heterophyllus ) 
    Anusha, K. George; Fairoosa, K; Fathima Thasneem, S. A; Surya Rajan; Rajesh, G. K (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2019)
    Jackfruit is a unique tropical fruit that has increased popularity worldwide in recent years for its immense health benefits as well as its texture and flavor. The high postharvest losses and the seasonal availability ...
  • Development and Performance Evaluation of Power Operated jackfruit seed separator 
    Annzia, M. Elias; Dhanya Saseendran; Khadeeja, P. M; Nikhitha Mohan, A; Rajesh, G. K (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2019)
    Jackfruit is a nutritional fruit rich in many vitamins, nutrients and having anti-cancer properties. At present, demand for jackfruit is increasing day by day owing to its availability, medicinal value and nutritional ...