KCAET LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE: Recent submissions

  • Modelling the performance of wind energy conversion system at potential wind farm sites in Kerala 
    Dhanmon Francis; Younus, A; Geetha Susan Philip (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2013)
    As the level of energy use is closely correlated with the development, availability of energy resources and its efficient use play a key role in the holistic prosperity of communities and Nations. It has been identified ...
  • Design and development of water treatment methods for improving water quality of KCAET campus 
    Sajna Mol, N. V; Sreelakshmi, K. Unni; Suraja, K. P; Sasikala, D (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2013)
    Maintaining the quality of drinking water in the KCAET campus has been a challenging task from the inception of the college. The main objective of this work is to improve the quality of drinking water in the KCAET campus. ...
  • Effect of Vacuum and shrink packaging on shelflife of banana (Musa paradisica) 
    Claudia, K. L; Sunisha, K; George Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2015)
    Banana (Musa paradisica) is an edible fruit valued worldwide for its flavour, nutritional value, and availability throughout the year. They are harvested green and begin ripening as soon as the banana stem is cut from ...
  • Development and Performance Evaluation of a Cocoa pod breaker cum bean extractor 
    Arun Joshy; Geethu, S; Krishnendu, K. M; Nikhil, C. S; Rajesh, G. K (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2015)
    Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is a commercial plantation crop in India. It is mainly cultivated in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as an intercrop with arecanut or coconut. Cocoa is the main raw material in ...
  • The effect of drying on the shelflife amaranthus leaves 
    Athul Suresh; Jubna, N. K. C; Nighitha, M. T; Sahira, B. M; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2015)
    Amaranthus is a common green leafy vegetable rich in vitamin A,vitamin C, micronutrients and minerals .Though the leaves are not available during rainy season it is important to preserve them for the off season. It is ...
  • Standardization of process protocol for the production of banana pseudostem juice powder 
    Drishya Mohan; Nithya, C; Sunena, T. P; Sudheer, K. P; Steffy John (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2015)
    Banana stem, appearing as a waste of the banana plant is very good for health. One can use banana stem for its high nutritive value in different ways. It is also a source of energy and can be used in treatment of kidney ...
  • Development and quality evaluation of GFP 
    Ajna Alavudeen; Akshara Prakash; Rahul, K; Remyasree, P. T; Prince, M. V (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2015)
    The rising demand of gluten-free (GF) products for celiac people has led to important technological research on the replacement of the gluten matrix in the production of high quality gluten-free foods. A fair proportion ...
  • Performance evaluation of modified rotary banana slicer 
    Athira, A. S; Cinu Varghese; Haritha Mohanan; Sudheer, K. P (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2015)
    Banana chips as snack food is very popular in Kerala because of its traditional and ethnic importance. Traditional methods of banana chips making involves four major units operations namely peeling of fruits, cutting of ...
  • Development of Reinforced Recycled Plastic Lumber Posts for Agriculture Fencing 
    Geethu Krishnan; Greeshma, K; Mirshad, M; Vishnu, B (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2015)
    Plastic solid waste (PSW) presents challenges and opportunities to societies regardless of their sustainability awareness and technological advances. During the 1990s, a number of technologies emerged to utilize recycled ...
  • Improvement of roof water purification system 
    Arjun Prakash, K. V; Athira, T; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2014)
    It is needless to say the importance of water in our day to day life. As water is the scarcest commodity of 21 st century, it is very important to conserve every drop of it. Nowadays most of the surface water bodies are ...
  • Studies on Feasibility of Cocoa Fermentation Inside a Polyhouse 
    Abha, G; Anu, S. Raj; Reshma, M; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2013)
    Fermentation process is indispensible part of cocoa processing as it is responsible for the development of required flavour precursors. The temperature range of 45-500C is inevitable for effectiveness of fermentation, ...
  • A study on soil nailing for various C-ɸ soils in Tavanur area 
    Aneesha, K. V; Jinsa, C. M; Radhika Devi, V. U; Ragesh, K. T; Alexander Seth (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2011)
    The soil nailing technique is adopted to reinforce the earth for the stabilization of the slopes. The soil nail wall is constructed by the installation of iron bars or iron nails into the soil which has to be retained. ...
  • Effect of Drip Irrigation Management and Different Soilless Culture on Growth and Yield of Tomato Grown in Naturally Ventilated Greenhouse 
    Aswathy, P. R; Naima, P. M; Neethu Varghese, K; Ranjit Singh; Asha Joseph (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2011)
    The present project was to study the effect of drip irrigation management under soil and different soilless media such as coir pith and saw dust for the crop tomato growing inside a naturally ventilated greenhouse. The ...
  • Ergonomic evaluation of coconut climbers and refinement of TNAU climber 
    Manoj Thomas; Nandakumaran Unny, M; Sreerag, P. M; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2011)
    The majority of coconuts are harvested by climbing the tree and cutting the nuts down by hand. This process may seems to be simple but it is quite dangerous. An experienced climber takes about 4-5 minutes just to climb ...
  • Water balance study of KCAET campus for suggesting suitable water harvesting structures 
    Amrutha, C. A; Saritha, P. G; Shajila, P; Abdul Hakkim, V. M (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2011)
    Water plays the major role in securing all possible forms of life on earth. Water harvesting has become the order of the day in most parts of our world on account of the vagaries of monsoon, mismanagement of irrigation ...
  • Assessment of food demand and production potential of Kuttipuram grama panchayath using GIS, Remote Sensing and watershed modelling 
    Lekshmi, S. Prasad; Saranya, J; Sreeju, K. B; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2011)
    Kuttippuram is one of the Grama Panchayaths of Malapppuram district of Kerala State with a population of about 46000. One of the major issues of the Panchayath is the non availability of irrigation water during summer ...
  • Performance evaluation of cost effective fertigation system 
    Anu Chandran; Neethu, M. V; Shahnaz Abdul Rahman; Sajeena, S (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2011)
    Fertigation refers to the combined application of irrigation water and soluble fertilizer through an irrigation system directly to the crop root zone. Fertigation is a frontier technology, which saves the fertilizers and ...
  • Feasibility studies on applicability of low cost materials for farm road construction and slope protection 
    Dhanya, V; Farooq, A. Nizar; Rohini, R. P; Ullas, P. K; Sasikala, D (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2011)
    Geotextile play a significant part in modern pavement design and maintenance techniques. The growth in their use worldwide for road construction application in particular has been nothing short of phenomenon. Geotextile ...
  • Finite element analysis - applications in agricultural engineering 
    Greeshma, C. P; Mohammad, A; Shincy Lukose; Sasikala, D (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2010)
    Numerical modelling is becoming an increasingly important tool for analyzing complex problems in the agricultural engineering related problems. Numerical models, particularly the finite difference and finite element ...
  • Effect of post harvest treatments and modified atmosphere package on shelf life extension of passion fruit 
    Alfiya, P. V; Ashly, K. R; Sangeetha, P. Shenoy; Sudheer, K. P (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2010)
    The commercializing period of yellow passion fruits for fresh consumption is reduced due to rapid modifications in their appearance, resulting from immense shrivelling. This loss in quality, and consequently in commercial ...