Flower Drying Techniques for Orchids | Chapter 8 | Geography, Earth Science and Environment: Research Highlights Vol. 6

Dry and pressed flowers can be used for many purposes, such as making decorative floral craft items, greeting cards and covers, wall hangings, floral designs, calendars, floral balls, festive decorations and other creative displays. Dry flowers are essential export items both in Indian and International markets and the Indian export basket is composed of 71% dry flowers which are exported to mainly the USA, Japan, Australia, Russia and Europe. The demand for dry flowers is increasing at an impressive rate of 8-10 per cent annually thus offering a lot of opportunities for Indian entrepreneurs to enter into the global floricultural trade. A number of flowers respond well to drying techniques such as orchids, anemone, zinnia, allium, sweet william, carnation, stock, freesia, narcissus, chrysanthemum, pansy, daffodils, marigold, rose, lilies, foliage like ferns, aspidistra, eucalyptus, ivy, laurel, magnolia and mahonia etc. Drying is generally done under artificially produced heat and controlled temperature, humidity and airflow. For the removal of water from fresh flowers and plant parts, the optimum temperature needs to be determined, otherwise, the quality of the product can be affected. A number of drying techniques such as air drying, sun drying, press drying, embedded drying, microwave drying, freeze drying, molecular sieve drying and cryo-drying used in orchids are narrated in depth. Preservation techniques and value addition of dry flowers with special reference to orchids are discussed in detail. The study concluded that drying techniques could help uplift the economic status of many rural people, floriculturists, self-help groups, FPOs, traders and entrepreneurs.

 

Author (s) Details

 

L.C. De
ICAR-NRC for Orchids, Pakyong-737106, Sikkim, India.

 

Bidyarani Senjam
ICAR-NRC for Orchids, Pakyong-737106, Sikkim, India.

 

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Performance of the Pineapple Value Chain in South Western Uganda: Implications for Value Addition | Chapter 6 | Emerging Issues in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 8

 The bomb value chain stands out all at once that should be prioritized for publicity and improvement among the key crop value chains for South Western Uganda on account of its perennial type with depressed pest/disease risk, reduced land requirement, significance for environmental and natural resources’ sustainability, extreme profitability and history of bearing enhanced country household incomes and non- restrictive to entry of country poor. Mean weekly pineapple production peaks were bi-anual and doubled the rainy season. Pineapple food content revealed that fiber was best in pineapples from Isingiro (6.29%) producing a considerably greater amount of pulp (mean: 510.4g/1000g of fresh crop) than Ntungamo (2.03%: mean: 226.15g/1000g of fresh fruit) and Bushenyi (mean: 408.84 g/1000g of new fruit). Soil physico-synthetic parameters varied considerably across the study sites, at 0.05% level of significance. A Pearson’s equivalence test between soil composition and mineral content of pineapples from the various sites disclosed that other than pH, Vitamin C however had a important correlation accompanying soil Nitrogen (p= 0.02), TDS with Magnesium (p=0.01); and fibre with soil natural resources (p= 0.04), Calcium (p= 0.01) and Magnesium (p= 0.02). Pineapples produced in Isingiro had the greatest allotment composition of rude fiber in dry pineapple pulp (mean: 29.6%) trying that dry pineapple pulp is a confidential information for crude fiber for exercise in product incident that focuses on enriching human diet with able to be consumed fiber. The extreme phosphorus and Total Dissolved Solute content (291.7 ppm) of Isingiro pineapples also gives bureaucracy a strong flavor and a very sweetness of taste respectively for processing pineapples into dry sweet crop and snacks. Pineapples from Ntungamo were best suited for liquid squeezed from plant extraction on account of their high moisture content. The new Pineapple value chain in SW Uganda happenings a mean postharvest loss of 19.86% with best loss danger zone being transportation. On average Ntungamo incurred considerably higher postharvest misfortunes (26.9%) than the other two study sites. Solar drying of pineapples for the export was an surely adaptable value adding innovation for limited scale chain actors alongside other potential advantage addition paths such as pineapple sweet drink and juice result for improvement and promotion to embellish pineapple profit chain in South western Uganda.

Author(s) Details:

Grace Kagoro-Rugunda,
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.

Collins Inno Sebuuwufu,
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda and Living Water International, Kampala, Uganda.

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Functional, Phytochemical and Processing Properties of Proso Millet (Panicum milaceum. L)- A Potential Nutri Millet | Chapter 04 | Recent Progress in Plant and Soil Research Vol. 3

 Proso millets are environmentally friendly smart grains that are high in minerals and phytochemical substances that help people maintain their health. Proso millet contains bioactives that protect against metabolic syndromes and lifestyle disorders. Millets' hypoglycemic effects are well-known, and due to their functional key ingredients, millets are being used in the valorization of food items. Despite its health benefits and agronomic and economic potential, millets have fallen out of favour, particularly in developing nations, and it has yet to reach a large population, possibly due to processing challenges and a decline in production area. This article contains studies and research findings on the proso millet's agronomic benefits, post-harvest treatment practises, nutraceutical and functional qualities, and methods of valorization.

Author(S) Details

S. K. Mathanghi
College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India.

V. Perasiriyn
College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India.

A. Karthiayani
College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India.

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A Value Chain Analysis of Live Poultry Marketing in Northwest of Dhaka City | Chapter 8 | Cutting-edge Research in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 12

 Bangladesh's chicken industry has contributed significantly to the country's economic development and elimination of malnutrition. The goal of this research is to identify the value chain's actors and their functions, as well as to assess the value added by various actors in live poultry marketing. To investigate the regional and seasonal price fluctuations of chicken, secondary data was employed. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect primary data from 250 respondents, including 150 farmers, 70 traders, and 50 consumers. Tables, graphs, simple statistics, and a ratio to moving average were used to achieve the goals. The key market actors who performed marketing functions were poultry producers, faria, beparie, wholesalers, and retailers. Broiler and sonali chickens have the longest marketing channels, followed by native chicken. Native chicken, sonali, and broiler production expenses per quintal of live poultry were BDT 7,300, BDT 17,063 and BDT 9,488, respectively. For native, sonali, and broiler, the net returns were BDT 5,182, BDT 3,714, and BDT 1,123 per quintal, respectively. Native chicken had a total marketing cost that was 1.24 times greater than sonali and 1.21 times higher than broiler. In terms of net marketing margins, native chicken market actors earned 5.44 times more than broiler and 1.93 times more than sonali. Among the main market actors for local chicken, Faria, followed by retailer and bepari, experienced the highest marketing costs. Sonali and broiler bird marketing costs were highest for retailers, followed by bepari and wholesalers. Despite having the second highest marketing expense, retailers had the best net profit among chicken marketing intermediaries. Retailers bore the majority of the costs and generated the majority of the net profit for native chicken. as evidenced by the various intermediaries' portions of total value addition cost and total net profit. The majority of the costs associated with sonali bird promotion were borne by merchants, while Bepari received the majority of the net profit. The majority of the expense of broiler marketing is borne by retailers, who also earn the majority of the net profit. Seasonal price indices of broiler at the retail level in Dhaka's Sadar and Savar markets were highest in June and July and lowest in November and December from 2010 to 2014. In the retail market, Dhaka Sadar has the highest coefficient of variation of broiler, followed by Savar. Broiler price risk is higher in Dhaka than in Savar, according to research. At the national level, medium-sized birds showed the largest coefficients of variation, followed by tiny and large birds. The majority of consumers had an unfavourable view toward processed poultry meat. Live poultry marketing caused serious health issues, with more than 58 percent of market participants suffering from various ailments. A sustainable and environmentally friendly chicken business requires biosecurity, halal techniques, and hygienic chicken processing.

Author (S) Details

S. Islam
Socioeconomic Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

J. Begum
Socioeconomic Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M. I. Hossain
Department of Agri-business and Marketing, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

M. Khatun
Socioeconomic Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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