About the Book
Fruits and vegetables often become plentiful during harvest season, leading to a surplus that cannot be consumed or stored due to a lack of facilities. This results in significant waste, as these items are highly perishable. On the other hand, there is often a shortage of fruits and vegetables during the off-season, with high prices making them inaccessible to many people. It is necessary to establish facilities and take preventive measures to reduce waste and increase the availability of fruits and vegetables to consumers. Special care should be taken after harvesting to minimize initial losses, as these losses begin immediately after harvesting. To reduce losses and ensure a supply of fresh fruits and vegetables during the off-season, processing and preservation techniques such as drying, fermenting, canning, freezing, preserving, and juicing can be employed by small-scale handlers.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Present Status of Fruits and Vegetables Production
3. Importance of Fruits and Vegetables in Human Nutrition
4. Post-harvest Losses and Controls in Fruits and Vegetables
5. Processed Products from Fruits and Vegetables: Status and Scope
6. Food Spoilage: Causes, Effects and Prevention
7. Principles of Processing and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables
8. Processing and Preservation Methods of Fruits and Vegetables
9. Physical Methods of Processing and Preservation
10. Chemical Methods (Use of Preservatives) for Processing and Preservation
11. Preservation by Adding Sugar (Sugar Based Value Added Products)
12. Preservation with Fermentation Methods (Fermented Products)
13. Preservation with Salt, Oil, Vinegar and Chutney Pickle
14. Preservation by Canning
15. Value Addition and Products Developed by Fruits and Vegetable
16. Packaging and Packaging Materials
17. Research Needs for Product Development of Fruits and Vegetables
About the Author :
Sewa Lal Bhardwaj was born on 1st Feb. 1946 in a small farmers family of the small village name Darra, Tehsil-Chunar (earlier known as Chunar Garh) of District Mirzaprur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His schooling was from Madhav Vidya Mandir, Purusottampur upto 8th classes. Then he was admitted in 9th class in Central Hindu School and then in Central Hindu College, Kamakshya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh, India. After completing his education in Central Hindu College, he was admitted in B.Sc. (Ag.) and then M.Sc. (Ag.) in Hort and Ph.D. (Hort) in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Horticulture from the department. During study he was a recipient of I.C.A.R. Scholarship in B.Sc. (Ag.), National Loan Scholarship in M.Sc. (Ag.), Research Fellowship from the Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Research Fellowship of C.S.I.R. (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) and Research Fellowship of U.G.C. (University Grant Commission), New Delhi during Ph.D. Degree. After completing Ph.D. Degree in the year 1974, he joined as a Post-Doctorate Fellow under the Auspices of University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Banaras Hindu University. In June 1975 he joined as Assistant Vegetable Botanist (Vegetable Seed Production) in the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India. He has worked on various positions as Assistant Vegetable Botanist (Seed Production), Scientist and Sr. Scientist/Professor till January, 2006. In the mean time he was offered foreign assignment in Botswana from March 1988 to Feb. 1992 under Unified Teaching Service (UTS), Ministry of Education, Government of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. After retirement in Feb. 2006, he joined as a Professor of Horticulture, Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture, Haramaya University, Ethiopia in October 2006. Again he got offer and joined as a Professor of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture and Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia in November 2009 and completed my assignment in July 2013. After completing this assignment in Ethiopia, he was offered to join as a Professor of Pomology in the Department of Horticulture, Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Hamelmalo, Keren, Eritrea in March 2014 and completed this assignment in July 2018. At present he is living with his children at Hisar, Haryana, India. Having a long journey in the field of Horticulture and research and teaching experience of different countries.
