Mutum Preema Devi

Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya · Department of Pomology and Post-Harvest Technology

A two year experiment was conducted on marigold, planted from January to December at one month interval to study the impact of weather on the growth characteristics of crop. Growing Degree Day (GDD) requirement showed remarkable variation during its 105 days duration; it recorded a gradual decline as the planting date was shifted from January to De...

Effective microorganisms (EM) is an innovative zero waste technology developed with a motive to utilize beneficial microorganisms for sustainable cultivation practices. Studies have shown that EM improves the soil quality and crop health. EM is also used as organic pesticide and fungicides. It interacts with the soil-plant ecosystem by controlling...

An investigation was done in the Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Medziphema, Nagaland University during 2021 to study the effect of glycerine on drying of common lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina). Results showed that immersion method (M 2) of glycerine application recorded the maximum score for the...

Leaf base explants of Iris ensata were cultured in MS basal medium containing different plant growth hormones. MS supplemented with 2,4-D (1.0 mg/l) and TDZ 0.1 mg/l) showed earlier callus initiation (25.30 days) in greater percentage of explants [96.67% (79.69%)] and produced higher callus weight at both 15 (0.373g) and 30 (2.961g) days after cult...

Citation: Baidya B, Devi MP, Mutum C, Hemanta L. 2023. Marketing Aspect of Pre-Drying Fungicide Treated Dried Spray Chrysanthemum Flower. J Agric Technol. 10(1): 34-36. The experiment aims to study the marketability of dried chrysanthemum flowers via pre-drying fungicidal treatments. The fungicide azoxystrobin when used as pre-drying fungicidal tre...

An experiment was conducted to investigate the storage life of dried chrysanthemum flowers using pre-drying fungicidal treatments with Mancozeb (F1), Copper Hydroxide (F2), Hexaconazole (F3), Azoxystrobin (F4) and without any fungicide (F5) after embedding in silica gel and drying at 45+5 0C with 80% humidity. Stage of harvesting of the flower was...

An experiment was conducted to determine the suitable harvest stage as well as to identify the best desiccant by drying of flowers in hot air oven at 400C for rose cv. Bordeaux at the Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland during December 2017. Three stages...

Orchids, the largest family of flowering plants with colourful and fragrant blooms constitute the world's most important floricultural (cut-flower) and ornamental (pot and garden) plants, some of which have pharmacological interest. The traditional methods of propagation being very slow and insufficient to meet the demand, micropropagation and tiss...

There are a large number of plants used as spices and classification or grouping can be done according to different systems. One system of classification is based on plant parts used which may be a fruit, berry, seed, rhizome, root, leaves, bark, bulb, kernel, aril, pulp / rind, latex and also from flower and floral parts. Spices from flower and fl...

An efficient in-vitro propagation protocol was developed for Dendrobium nobile, an important threatened medicinal epiphytic orchid species of Northeast India using immature green seed pods. In the present investigation, full strength Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of either α-naphthalene aceti...

An efficient in-vitro propagation protocol was developed for Dendrobium nobile, an important threatened medicinal epiphytic orchid species of Northeast India using immature green seed pods. In the present investigation, full strength Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of either α-naphthalene aceti...

Fruit and vegetable processing is one of the major industries in today’s date. A considerable portion of fresh fruits and vegetables are being processed nowadays. The industrial processing of fruits produces a considerable quantity of by-product or wastes. A major part of the waste is the pomace. This pomace however is not that useful in the main s...

Bamboo has a vital importance in the lives of the native tribes and is extensively grown in varied climatic zones. It is a valuable and renewable natural resource. India is one of the richest countries in terms of bamboo resources with about 136 species. In this review, we tried to collect and systematically arrange all the available important lite...

“Fermentation” is employed in the production of foods through the application of microorganisms or their enzymes (Geis, 2006). Such foods are an intricate part of the diet of people all over the world, and it is the diversity of the raw materials used as substrates, the methods of preparation, and the sensory qualities of the finished prod-ucts tha...

Fruits and vegetables provide an abundant and inexpensive source of energy, body-building nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. However, most fruits and vegetables are only edible for a very short time unless they are promptly and properly preserved. To make foods available throughout the year, humans have developed methods to prolong the storage life...

Essential oils are not the same as fragrance oils or perfume where essential oils are derived from true plants. Out of the total world production, India produces 4 %, while in terms of value its share is much better with 21–22 %. But considering the total share in world export of essential oils and perfumery material, it is only 0.4 %. In India, th...

The leftover material of the plum (Prunus salicinia L.) processing, thrown out presently, has been employed for the extraction of anthocyanins. The treatment of plum extract with pectin esterase produced a clear extract without any gel formation. To extract anthocyanins, ethanol (50% and 100%) and citric acid (0.1% and 0.2%) with two levels of conc...

Peach (Prunus persica L.) is an important fruit crop valued for its fresh and canned fruits. There are a large number of cultivars which are grown in different agro-climatic conditions in states like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and North Eastern States. But due to their limited harvesting period, results glut in the market and gives poor re...

Ten varieties of Tuberose i.e Prajwal, Shringar, GKTC-4, Mexican Single, Sikkim Selection, Kalyani Single, Single, Sikkim Selection, Phule Rajani and Arka Nirantara were studied for their floral biology. Anther dehiscence started simultaneously with anthesis in most of the varieties except Phule Rajani, Arka Nirantara and Single. The peak time of a...

Resveratrol is a naturally occurring phytoalexin(alexin), synthesized by some higher plants in response to injury, fungal infection or stress conditions. These are chemical substances produced by plants as a defense measure against infection by pathogenic micro-organisms like fungi. Resveratrol is synthesized in the skin but not in the fleshy part...

Effect of different yeast strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus, viz. UCD 505, UCD 595, UCD 522, W and Tablet Strains on the enological and sensory characteristics of plum wines was determined. Different yeast strains influenced the physico-chemical characteristics of the wines produced to a variable extent. All the yeasts fermented...