KCAET LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE: Recent submissions

  • Effect of edible wax coating and modified atmospheric packaging on shelf life of slicing cucumber (Cucumis sativus) 
    Chinchu Mohan; Hima John; Sudheer, K. P (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2013)
    The cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) which are belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae is of very high demand due to its high nutritional quality. The fruit is highly perishable and losses its quality immediately after ...
  • Development and Performance Evaluation of Plantain peeler cum slicer 
    Aswathi, K. B; Indulekshmi; Rajesh, G. K (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2010)
    Peeling and slicing of green mature plantains of Nendran variety is labour intensive and costly. At present, it is carried out manually and no means of mechanical peeling and slicing device has been commercialized till ...
  • Simulating the impact of check dams on river flow - a case study in bharathapuzha river basin 
    Arshana, V. K; Haritha, A. A; Hredhya Haridas; Jyothish, V; Rashida Rajuva, T. A; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2010)
    The state of Kerala faces severe water stress during summer months. One of the most feasible solutions to this problem is the livening of the rivers of Kerala. Hence, a pilot study has been carried out on Bharathapuzha, ...
  • Improved design and installation of an economic rooftop rainwater harvesting system 
    Abhishek, S; Ajeshkumar, V; Deepak, P. H; Harisankar, C; Vishnu, M. M (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2010)
    Water resources are depleting at an alarming rate due to its increasing demand. Absolute water scarcity is being experienced in many parts of the country. In such a situation the only solution is to harvest water during ...
  • Recommendations to rejuvenate river bharathapuzha usin GIS and watershed simulation model 
    Aiswarya, K. P; Fathima Shimji; Jishitha Ravindran; Nitha, K; Rani, P. R; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2009)
    Bharathapuzha, the second largest river of Kerala is the lifeline of several millions of people in the state, but now facing tremendous pressure due to encroachments, sand and clay mining and illegal diversions of water. ...
  • Development of Pepper Harvester 
    Aneeshya Kamal, K. S; Krishnanunni, G. K; Ganesan, V (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2009)
    Kerala is the leading producer of Black Pepper, king of spices in India. The farmers are well aware about the excellent export potentials of pepper, pepper by-products and their value- addition. The harvesting of pepper ...
  • Product diversification of jackfruit 
    Akhila, B. G; Shareena, K. P; Rajesh, G. K (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2009)
    Jackfruit has enumerable health benefits and healing properties. A considerable amount of jackfruit, specially obtained in the glut season (June-July) goes waste due to its perishability in nature. It has to be processed ...
  • Effects of tillage on soil hydraulic properties in sandy loam soil 
    Lakshmi, K. G; Prasanth, V; Shakira, T; Priya, G. Nair (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2011)
    Tillage operation is the mechanical manipulation of soil to develop a desirable soil structure for a seed bed and to establish specific surface configuration for planting, irrigation, drainage, harvesting operations etc. ...
  • Development of Mango Destoner Cum Cube Cutting Machine For Pickle Production 
    Amritha, V. L; Dhanesh, K. J; Nisha, S; Remya, M. R; George Mathew (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2011)
    Mango is one of the commercially important fruit crop in India. Raw mango available during the peak seasons can be used for the preparation of pickles, mango in brine solution etc. Pickle is one of the major item in ...
  • Modified atmospheric packaging of fried bitter gourd 
    Asha Thomas; Deepthy, K. R; Susha Lekshmi, S. U; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2009)
    Bitter gourds are vegetables which contain enumerable health benefits and healing properties. Due to its perishability in nature, it has to be processed to extend the storage period. Preethi variety of bitter gourd was ...
  • Watershed Simulation using GIS Integrated Physically Based Model 
    Divya Gopinath; Kripa, I. V; Pooja, P; Shalini, M. Chandran; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2009)
    A study has been taken up for the Kadalundi river basin of Kerala state to study the hydrologic behaviour of the basin. Widely recommended SWAT model has been used for the study. It focused on watershed processes simulation ...
  • Development of GMP and HACCP protocol for pepper industry 
    Pritty, S. Babu; Sarathjith, M. C; Tina Ann Abraham; Sudheer, K. P (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2009)
    Pepper, commonly called as “King of Spices” has been one of the most ancient commodities of the spice trade. India being the major producer of world’s pepper, it is necessary to exercise a strict check and control over ...
  • Predicting the coefficient of permeability of soils based on grain size analysis 
    Ashil, V. S; Drisya, J; Haritha, V. P; Rose Antony; Renuka Kumari, J (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2009)
    In the current status of soil studies, the accurat e recognition of properties of soil becomes indispensable. The permeability of soil is very important in the field of agricul tural engineering as it is connected with ...
  • Fabrication and Testing of Vanilla Extractor 
    Divya, E; Nithya, N. S; Parvathi, S; Prince, M. V (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2008)
    In view of developing an indigenous, cost effective method of extraction of natural vanilla from vanilla planifolia, a prototype percolation type vanilla extractor was developed and its performance evaluated. It was found ...
  • Studies on Development of Coconut Chips 
    Bhavya, E. P; Govind Ramachandran Nair; Soumya Mohan; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2008)
    A study on development and packaging of coconut chips was conducted in Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology for developing value added product of coconut for prolonging their shelf life and ...
  • Comparative Evaluation of Different Micro Irrigation Methods in Crop Geometry of Banana 
    Assiya Lebeeha, K. A; Bhavya, P. R; Sreekanth, K. S; Raju, T. D (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2008)
    The major problem associated with the banana cultivation is the excess amount of irrigation water required in the conventional farming method. Efficient application of water to the fruit crops is a very important ...
  • Assessment of Runoff and Erosion using GIS 
    Arun Jose; Renjith Thomas; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2007)
    A study has been carried out on the Gayathri sub basin of Barathapuzha river basin, one of the major rivers of Kerala, with focus on runoff and erosion generating process of the watershed. The geographical area of the ...
  • Development of a Tensio-emitter – A Tension Controlled Emitter 
    Anu Subramanian, K; Della Thomas; Sameera Abdul Salam; Vishnu, B (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2007)
    Timely application of irrigation water in precise amounts increases crop yield due to decreased moisture stress to plants and decreases loss of water through percolation and subsequent nutrient leaching. Many times, ...
  • Drying studies of Oyster mushroom 
    Athira, P; Binitha, V. Pai; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2007)
    Mushrooms are highly perishable and can be stored for 24 hours under the ambient conditions. Mushrooms were subjected to four different drying methods namely; freeze drying, fluidized bed drying, convective drying and ...
  • Development and Evaluation of Potato Slicer 
    Dayana Paul; Rajesh Mohanan; Simi Poulose; Prince, M. V (Department of Post Harvest-Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2007)
    Potato is one of the commercially important vegetables in India which is exploited in value added form such as canned potato, potato chips, french fries etc. The main unit operation during the value addition process is ...