Post Harvest Technology A Text Book

This book is quite comprehensive covering all aspects of post harvest technology viz., harvesting, threshing, drying, cleaning and grading, paddy processing, pulse and wheat milling, oil seed processing, storage and value addition. I am confident that this book will serve a text book for students of agronomy and agriculture engineering besides being a reference book for scientists and teacher in the area of post harvest technology. Proper post harvest management is required to avoid perishable loss of agricultural produce. It has been estimated that above 10% of durable commodities and 40% of perishable commodities are lost due to improper harvest practices starting from harvest to consumption. Proper time and method of harvesting are important to avoid yield losses in the field. Both early and late harvest is detrimental with respect to yield and quality. The harvested produce should be properly threshed, cleaned and graded. Appropriate method of drying and proper storage are also necessary. The author presented the book entitled "Post Harvest Technology: A Text Book in a scientific and systematic manner to understand the fundamentals of post harvest technology clearly and easily. This could be a Text Book as well as a reference book and this is an outcome of the author who has been actively involved in teaching, research and extension in the field of agronomy for over fifteen years.