KCAET LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE: Recent submissions

  • Angeleena Cathereen Joseph; Varna Muraleedharan; Ardra, K; Musharaf Nasar; Sajeena, S (Guide) (Department of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, 2024)
    Rice farming, reliant on paddy cultivation, is vital for providing a staple food to many worldwide. This intricate process involves various steps, starting from preparing the fields and ending with the harvest. Today, ...
  • Ashitha Mariya Shaji; Haripriya, H; Anusha, C Rajesh; Adhithya, PB; Rema, KP (Guide) (Department of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, 2024)
    Climate change poses a significant threat to human society, causing loss of livelihoods, human lives, and biodiversity. It affects climatological variables, leading to rising temperatures and precipitation patterns. By ...
  • Alfiya, PV; Rajesh, GK (Guide) (2024)
    The research work aimed to develop a semi-continuous microwave convective dryer for foods and evaluate the performance of the dryer for drying of shrimp and oyster mushroom. The study also aimed to assess the shelf-life ...
  • Archana, IB; Akshay Parameswaran; Abhirami Bhaskar; Archana, A; Jayan, PR (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    Increase in world population, and rising living standards and industrialisation are driving global energy demand further upwards. To meet sustainable development goals and energy demand, the energy sector must be transformed ...
  • Aparna, N; Fahmidha; Arjun Menon; Fathima Nasrin, P; Rajesh, GK (Guide) (Department of Processing & Food Engineering, 2024)
    Plastics have become a necessary component of our contemporary lifestyle and are used widely in a variety of industries. Of them, the packaging industry is the one that uses plastics the most. However, the disposal of ...
  • Sumith Raju; Justin Basil Isac; Soorya Surendran; Afna Sharin, EP; Sindhu Bhaskar, (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    Nowadays, harvesting delicate and high-value fruits, vegetables, and edible fungi requires a large input of manual human labour. Robotic systems that selectively harvest crops are being developed. Robotic grippers serve ...
  • Fathima Jasleena, KP; Vivek, US; Sathian, KK (Guide) (Department of Soil & Water Conservation Engineering, 2024)
    Greenhouses are framed or inflated structure covered with transparent or translucent material large enough to grow crops under partial or fully controlled environmental conditions to get optimum growth and productivity. ...
  • Archana, AP; Muhammed Shibili, TK; Abdul Hakkim, VM (Guide) (Department of Soil & Water Conservation Engineering, 2024)
    Groundwater exploration and management are critical due to the increasing demand and over-exploitation of this vital resource. Electrical resistivity surveying, a geophysical method, has proven to be an effective technique ...
  • Ameera, C; Navya Praveen, K; Alex K Sani; Akash Balakrishnan; Prince, MV (Guide) (Department of Processing & Food Engineering, 2024)
    This study aims to optimize the extraction parameters to maximize the essential oil yield from Cinnamomum verum leaves using the Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC) pre-treatment technique followed by hydro-distillation. ...
  • Harsha, P; Nithya Robert; Fathima Mariyam Saadiya; Dilkhush Giri; Dhalin, D (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    A specialized coconut embryo plug scooping tool was developed to effectively extract the coconut endosperm along with the coconut embryo. The equipment comprises several key components like a scooping tool tip designed ...
  • Meharban Shah, UM; Abhaya C Anil; Aditya Tiwari; Shubham Sonu; Sanchu Sukumaran (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    Mechanization indeed presents a promising solution to address the challenges faced in agriculture, particularly in regions where labour shortages are prevalent. The decreasing rural population is becoming increasingly ...
  • RAVEENDRANATHAN, VARUN; P R, JAYAN (Guide) (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2024)
    In the traditional Kaipad paddy cultivation method, the process includes creating mounds for planting germinated seeds. These mounds are left in the field for around 45 days, allowing leaching to decrease soil salinity ...
  • P, ANUJ SONAL; K P, SUDHEER (Guide) (2024)
    A protocol for vacuum impregnation of coconut chips was optimized across various stages, including the optimization of impregnation and drying parameters, along with a comprehensive storage study. The vacuum impregnation ...
  • N.P., SHAMNA; G.K., RAJESH (Guide) (Department of Processing and Food Engineering, 2023)
    Cocoa butter is a natural fat extracted from cocoa nibs. Cocoa nibs are rich in cocoa butter (54%) and are a source of natural antioxidants and minerals. Cocoa butter is one of the main ingredient for chocolate production ...
  • K.P., NAVYA; K.P., SUDHEER (Guide) (Department of Processing and Food Engineering, 2024)
    The consumption of fresh horticultural crops represents a pivotal aspect of human diets across cultures and continents. Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) have high water content, making them incredibly hydrating. The use ...
  • SABU, DIYA N; K K, SATHIAN (Guide) (DEPARTMENT OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEERING, 2024)
    A study was conducted to quantify baseflow deriving from the micro watersheds of river Bharathapuzha lying near Valanchery town in the Malappuram district of Kerala, named as Perassannur watershed (W1) and Painkannur ...
  • K, RANJISHA; Bhaskar, Sindhu (Guide) (Department of Farm Power Machinery and Power engineering, 2023)
    The pineapple is a tropical plant with an edible fruit and is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. Pineapples grow as a small shrub and is normally propagated from the suckers produced ...
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