H.K. Sharma – författare

The demand for vegetables has created significant stress on global vegetable processing industries to produce safe and long-lasting produce. Many different unit operations are involved in the fruit and vegetable processing industries for converting vegetables to finished and nutritional products. Gourds: Processing Techniques and Nutraceutical Values has been conceptualized to cater to the needs of Students, Researchers, Scientists, and Professors working in the field. The chapters in this book provide an easier understanding of the most important fundamentals, concepts, and processes along with the most updated findings, processes and technologies in the field. The book starts with an overview of gourds, comprehensively presenting a production status of gourds worldwide. Further, gourds such as Ash gourd, Bitter gourd, Ridge and Sponge gourd, Bottle gourds, Snake gourd, Spiny/Spine (hedgehog) gourd, Ivy gourd, Pointed gourd, Cucumber and Apple gourd are focused on with an overview on post-harvest management, medicinal value, fruit processing along with the utilization of peel and seeds in different products. The technical operations in vegetable industries are illustrated through the concepts and mechanisms covered in the book. For anyone seeking a single source on the processing specifics and nutraceutical value of gourds, the text provides all the necessary updated information.

The goal of this book is to assist field veterinarians in implementing interventional strategies for the prevention and control of parasitic zoonoses in livestock and their rearers from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. This will be achieved by providing training and imparting knowledge on appropriate, low-cost approaches to improve productivity in dairy animal, sheep, and goat farming. The book also covers more costly techniques such as supplementary feeding and intensive rearing, which can be used for planning, implementing, and monitoring livestock programs. It is important for service providers to educate farmers about the additional costs and labor required for these more intensive farming methods.