Horticulture with animal husbandry is most suitable farming system in Hill and Mountain ecosystems. It has varied options for employment and conservation of environment.
Maturity Indices and Assessment of MaturityJunaid Abbas
This document discusses maturity indices and assessments for measuring the maturity of produce. It includes diagrams showing different maturity levels like immature versus mature, and categories for banana sizes like fancy, choice, and jumbo based on diameter measurements. The document provides visual representations and terminology for evaluating the ripeness and grading the size of agricultural commodities.
Pruning and training cucurbitaceous vegetable crops can improve their growth, yield and fruit quality. Research has found that pruning lateral branches on cucumber at 60cm from the base increased fruit number and yield. For bottle gourd, pruning all branches up to 45cm and pinching the vine at the 6th node improved flowering and yield. Training vines on structures like trellises also increased yields of crops like bitter gourd and pumpkin compared to no training. Different training systems like bower, T-trellis and umbrella produced higher yields than ground cultivation for various cucurbits.
Training, Pruning and Ratooning in veg.cropsLav Kumar
This document discusses training, pruning, and ratooning practices for various vegetable crops. It defines each term and outlines objectives and principles. It provides details on specific techniques for crops like tomato, capsicum, cucumber, bittergourd, bottlegourd, ridge gourd, sponge gourd, brinjal, pointed gourd, ivy gourd, and moringa. Training methods like staking, trellising, and caging are compared for tomato. Pruning aims to control growth and remove diseased parts. Ratooning allows regrowth from plant remains for additional harvests.
This document discusses the seed and planting material market in Sri Lanka. It provides an introduction to the importance of seeds and government institutions involved. It then analyzes the market, outlining key classifications of seeds and planting materials. The value chain and major local and international brands are described. Key dealers and manufacturers are mentioned along with their market shares. The national seed policy and challenges in the industry are analyzed. Finally, marketing strategies to address issues are outlined.
The document discusses various methods of fertilizer application including broadcasting, placement methods like plough sole placement and deep placement, localized placement techniques like drilling and side dressing, and foliar, fertigation, and aerial application. It emphasizes the importance of applying fertilizers based on soil testing and type to ensure their efficient use by plants and minimize losses.
1) Harvesting is the process of gathering the economically viable parts of ripe crops and is carried out differently depending on where the valuable part is located. It involves cutting, digging, picking, laying, and gathering crops.
2) There are different types of harvesting equipment around the world, including groundnut harvesters, potato diggers, reapers, fruit pickers, and combine harvesters, which integrate multiple harvesting functions.
3) The type of harvesting equipment used depends on factors like soil properties, crop characteristics, climate, and the condition of the harvesting implement. Sharpness and strength of the equipment are important for an efficient harvest.
This document discusses research advances in grafting and propagation techniques for vegetables. It begins by explaining what grafting is and its benefits, such as improved yield, stress tolerance, and production in non-traditional areas. Various grafting methods are described, and case studies of grafting for crops like tomato, cucumber, and cucurbit vegetables in India are provided. The history and current status of vegetable grafting are reviewed. The document also discusses specific benefits like increased resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, improved growth, nutrient uptake and yield, and enhanced fruit quality.
Maturity Indices and Assessment of MaturityJunaid Abbas
This document discusses maturity indices and assessments for measuring the maturity of produce. It includes diagrams showing different maturity levels like immature versus mature, and categories for banana sizes like fancy, choice, and jumbo based on diameter measurements. The document provides visual representations and terminology for evaluating the ripeness and grading the size of agricultural commodities.
Pruning and training cucurbitaceous vegetable crops can improve their growth, yield and fruit quality. Research has found that pruning lateral branches on cucumber at 60cm from the base increased fruit number and yield. For bottle gourd, pruning all branches up to 45cm and pinching the vine at the 6th node improved flowering and yield. Training vines on structures like trellises also increased yields of crops like bitter gourd and pumpkin compared to no training. Different training systems like bower, T-trellis and umbrella produced higher yields than ground cultivation for various cucurbits.
Training, Pruning and Ratooning in veg.cropsLav Kumar
This document discusses training, pruning, and ratooning practices for various vegetable crops. It defines each term and outlines objectives and principles. It provides details on specific techniques for crops like tomato, capsicum, cucumber, bittergourd, bottlegourd, ridge gourd, sponge gourd, brinjal, pointed gourd, ivy gourd, and moringa. Training methods like staking, trellising, and caging are compared for tomato. Pruning aims to control growth and remove diseased parts. Ratooning allows regrowth from plant remains for additional harvests.
This document discusses the seed and planting material market in Sri Lanka. It provides an introduction to the importance of seeds and government institutions involved. It then analyzes the market, outlining key classifications of seeds and planting materials. The value chain and major local and international brands are described. Key dealers and manufacturers are mentioned along with their market shares. The national seed policy and challenges in the industry are analyzed. Finally, marketing strategies to address issues are outlined.
The document discusses various methods of fertilizer application including broadcasting, placement methods like plough sole placement and deep placement, localized placement techniques like drilling and side dressing, and foliar, fertigation, and aerial application. It emphasizes the importance of applying fertilizers based on soil testing and type to ensure their efficient use by plants and minimize losses.
1) Harvesting is the process of gathering the economically viable parts of ripe crops and is carried out differently depending on where the valuable part is located. It involves cutting, digging, picking, laying, and gathering crops.
2) There are different types of harvesting equipment around the world, including groundnut harvesters, potato diggers, reapers, fruit pickers, and combine harvesters, which integrate multiple harvesting functions.
3) The type of harvesting equipment used depends on factors like soil properties, crop characteristics, climate, and the condition of the harvesting implement. Sharpness and strength of the equipment are important for an efficient harvest.
This document discusses research advances in grafting and propagation techniques for vegetables. It begins by explaining what grafting is and its benefits, such as improved yield, stress tolerance, and production in non-traditional areas. Various grafting methods are described, and case studies of grafting for crops like tomato, cucumber, and cucurbit vegetables in India are provided. The history and current status of vegetable grafting are reviewed. The document also discusses specific benefits like increased resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, improved growth, nutrient uptake and yield, and enhanced fruit quality.
This document discusses several plant propagation methods including grafting, budding, cuttings, and layering. Grafting and budding involve joining two genetically distinct plants so that they unite and continue growing as a single plant. Cuttings are pieces of plant tissue placed under suitable conditions to regenerate a new plant. Layering is the development of roots on a stem while still attached to the parent plant. The document provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of techniques for each propagation method.
This document discusses high density planting (HDP) of apple trees. HDP involves planting a greater number of trees per unit area to increase fruit production. Key aspects covered include:
- Types of HDP systems ranging from semi-intensive to super-intensive with thousands of trees per hectare.
- Components of successful HDP include use of dwarfing rootstocks, pruning, and crop management practices.
- Advantages are best land and resource use, higher yields, and easier harvesting.
- Training systems discussed include bush, pyramid, espalier, and cordon styles to manage tree canopy in dense orchards.
This document discusses various propagation methods for fruit plants including sexual propagation, asexual propagation through stem cuttings, layering, grafting, and budding. It describes different types of cuttings like hardwood, semi-hardwood, and softwood cuttings and layering methods like simple layering, stooling/mound layering, tip layering, air layering, and serpentine layering. Grafting techniques discussed include whip grafting, tongue grafting, cleft grafting, bark grafting, inarching, softwood grafting, veneer grafting, bridge grafting, and epicotyl grafting. The document also covers strategies for disease-free plants through meristem
The document discusses various harvesting equipment used in agriculture, including manual tools like sickles as well as mechanized equipment. It describes in detail the components and functioning of potato diggers, tapioca harvesters, and fruit harvesters. Potato diggers come in various designs from blade types to elevator types, and are used to efficiently harvest potatoes. Tapioca harvesters are tractor-mounted and consist of digging blades and pegs to uproot the tubers. Fruit harvesters come in fixed and adjustable height models, with cutting blades and nets to collect the fruit without damage. Hoists are also discussed as equipment to assist with tasks like pruning in orchards.
This document provides information about seed germination testing methods. It defines seed germination as the budding of a seed after being planted. Seed germination testing is conducted to predict field performance, obtain planting values, and compare germination rates between seed lots. Common substrates used include paper, sand, and soil. Seeds are placed on or between the layers of these substrates in trays under controlled temperature and moisture conditions. Proper lighting, cleaning, and breaking of dormancy are also required. Germination rates are calculated based on the number of normal seedlings observed over a testing period, usually 7-14 days.
This document discusses land preparation and tillage practices. It covers the aims of land preparation such as loosening soil, improving aeration and water infiltration. It describes different tillage operations including primary tillage using implements like moldboard plows and disc plows, and secondary tillage using cultivators and harrows. Conservation tillage systems are introduced, including no-tillage, mulch tillage, and ridge tillage. The advantages and disadvantages of animal, human, and machine power for tillage are presented. The document stresses that tillage can impact soil fertility positively or negatively, and should aim for minimum soil disturbance.
This document provides information on maintaining nursery facilities. It discusses performing maintenance of nursery cleanliness and sanitation, as well as repairing and maintaining nursery facilities to maximize efficiency. Key considerations for designing a nursery include the size, site, watering system, sunlight transmission, ventilation, protection, and cost efficiency. The document also discusses constructing nurseries using materials like bamboo poles, wood, steel, mosquito netting, UV plastic and polycarbonate. Greenhouses are similar to nurseries but protect high-value crops, and management practices in nurseries include soil testing, irrigation, pest management, waste management, disease control and energy conservation.
Breadfruit trees are commonly propagated through vegetative methods like root shoots, root cuttings, and air layering of branches. Root shoots and cuttings are collected from healthy roots after the fruiting season, when carbohydrate levels are highest. Shoots begin developing after 3-4 weeks and are transplanted when 20-25cm tall. Air layering involves removing bark from branches and wrapping with media to encourage root growth over 2-6 months. Seed propagation is rare as seedlings are not true to type. Young plants require shade but mature trees full sun. Careful acclimation is needed when transplanting.
Lecture 3: Fruits and Vegetables HarvestingKarl Obispo
This document discusses harvesting of fruits and vegetables. It begins with learning objectives related to postharvest procedures, maturity indices, and harvesting practices. It then outlines topics to be covered including postharvest handling procedures, defining maturity indices, importance of maturity indices, differences between physiological and horticultural maturity, and harvesting practices for common fruits and vegetables. The document discusses factors that determine optimum maturity for harvesting, different types of maturity, maturity indices used for various fruits and vegetables, and methods for manual and mechanical harvesting. It stresses the importance of harvesting at proper maturity to ensure quality and storage life.
Physiological disorders in plants can be caused by nutrient deficiencies or excesses, water issues, temperature fluctuations and other non-pathogenic stressors. They impact plant growth and development across all plant stages. Common physiological disorders include blossom end rot in tomatoes from calcium deficiency, hollow heart in potatoes from irregular watering, and bolting in lettuce from temperature changes. Managing disorders requires identifying their causes and implementing practices like balanced fertilization, irrigation, ventilation and growing resistant varieties. Physiological issues cannot be transmitted but can seriously impact crop yields if not properly addressed.
This document provides information on various spices, including their botanical names, families, and economic parts. It identifies cardamom as the "Queen of spices" and black pepper as the "King of spices". The economic part of black pepper is its dried fruit. Fenugreek, cumin, coriander, and fennel are categorized as seed spices. The economic part of cinnamon is its bark. The economic part of saffron is its stigma, and the economic part of cloves is its unopened bud.
The document provides guidance on growing tree fruits, including choosing a well-drained site with full sun, planting techniques such as depth and mulching, watering regularly after planting to encourage root growth, fertilizing in subsequent years, and using organic mulch and pest control methods to keep trees healthy. It also recommends selecting cultivars that are adapted to the site's conditions and intended use.
Organic Fertilizer 2 | Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ)Kirk Go
The Fermented Fruit Juice Production Guide is published by the Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Training Institute).
Contains step by step production, application and usage.
Disease and Insect Pest of Ber and their ManagementRamkumarrai3
Ber (Zizyphus Spp.) is a most important fruit and more nutritive value for the purpose of dryland fruit production. Its require heavy pruning during April- May .
This document discusses nursery management in horticultural crops. It covers various topics such as nursery site selection, structures used in nurseries, production techniques, and materials and tools used. An ideal nursery site has suitable soil type and pH, adequate slope for drainage, and access to labor, irrigation water and markets. Various structures at nurseries include offices, potting sheds, nursery beds, greenhouses and shade houses. Common production techniques involve growing plants in containers using appropriate soil mixtures, fertilizers, watering and protection from weeds and temperatures. Nurseries require tools for various operations as well as materials like containers, labels and infrastructure for irrigation.
Lecture 4: Packaging Operations on Fruits and VegetablesKarl Obispo
This document provides an overview of packaging operations for fruits and vegetables. It begins with learning objectives which are to explain the importance of packaging, criteria for choosing materials, types of materials, packing house handling, and pre-storage treatments. The document then covers these topics in more detail, including describing different packaging materials, criteria for selection, practices in packing houses, and various pre-storage treatments such as cleaning, sorting, waxing, pre-cooling, and chemical treatments. The overall purpose is to discuss the important steps in packaging and pre-storage handling of fruits and vegetables to prolong shelf life.
The document describes a combine harvester, which is a machine that harvests grain crops by combining three processes - reaping, threshing, and winnowing - into a single operation. It can be used to harvest crops like wheat, rice, corn, and soybeans. Combine harvesters are classified based on their power source (self-propelled or PTO-operated) and means of movement (wheel or crawler type). The document then explains the main components of a combine harvester and how it works to cut crops, thresh them, separate the grains, and discharge the straw. Considerations for operation and constraints to use in India are also outlined.
1) The document discusses the production of fig fruit, including its botanical details, major producing states in India, nutritional value, soil and climate requirements, common types and cultivars, propagation methods, manuring, irrigation, pest and disease management, fruit set, harvesting, and storage.
2) Key fig producing states in India are Poona and Srirangapatnam in Karnataka and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, with a total production area of 5,600 hectares and average yield of 12.32 tonnes per hectare.
3) Common propagation methods include rooting of hardwood cuttings taken in January-February and budding and grafting. Spacing of 5-7
1) Cleft grafting is a method of joining a rootstock and scion for asexual propagation of jackfruit. It allows for selecting quality planting materials that retain the characteristics of desired varieties.
2) The document describes the steps for cleft grafting jackfruit, which includes selecting healthy rootstocks and scions, making cuts, inserting the scion, securing it with tape, and post-grafting care.
3) Best practices for a jackfruit nursery include using sterilized media and tools, quarantining new materials, controlling pests and diseases, and following hygienic measures to prevent the spread of phytophthora disease.
This document discusses grafting, budding, and pruning tools. It begins by explaining that grafting involves fusing plant tissues to propagate trees and shrubs. Budding is a grafting technique that uses a single bud rather than an entire scion. Reasons for grafting and budding include changing varieties, benefiting from particular rootstocks, and repairing damaged plants. The document then describes common tools used for grafting and budding such as dibbers, knives, grafting tools, and pruning shears. It explains how to use these tools and stresses the importance of keeping blades sharp. Finally, it discusses different types of pruning equipment like pruners, saws, secateurs, and tree pruners
Sorting
In Bangladesh, sorting is practiced for most of the fruits and vegetables to remove
damaged, diseased and insect infested produce on the basis of visual observation.
However, in the advanced countries different types of sorters are used. The commonlyused sorting equipments are belt conveyor, push-bar conveyor and roller conveyor
(Kitinoja and Kader 2003).
9.2 Washing
Washing is a standard postharvest handling operation for many fruits and vegetables to
remove adherences, dirt, latex and external pathogenic structures. Unfortunately, in
Bangladesh fruits and vegetables are hardly washed before entering into the marketing
channel, and this contributes to poor quality and considerable losses of the produce.
Chlorination of wash water is very important in postharvest handling. Chlorine can reduce
the spread of contamination form one item to another during the washing stage. The pH of
the wash water should be maintained at 6.5 to 7.5 for best results. Typically 1 to 2 mL of
chlorine bleach per liter of clean water provides 100 to 150 ppm total Cl (Kitinoja and
Kader 2003).
9.3 Grading
Grading is one of the important postharvest operations. In Bangladesh, grading is
practiced in limited scale based on size, especially for mango, banana, pineapple, papaya
and jackfruit. Otherwise, no grading standard is found available for most of the fruits and
vegetables. In case of banana, the ‘Bepari’ prefers to purchase well-shaped and welldeveloped bananas. They usually purchase bananas on the basis of flatness of angularity of
the fingers. They grade bananas based on bunch size into large, medium and small. Brinjal
and cucumber are not properly graded by the growers. Regarding the grading of okra, the
‘Bepari’ prefers to purchase well-shaped okra pods. They rely on the visual/external
quality parameters of okra pods like tenderness (by tip pinching), color, size and shape of
the pods. However, tenderness is found to be the common means of judging the quality of
the okra pods prior to taking decision on whether the produce to be purchased or not.
There are no scientific methods of grading or grade standards of fruits and vegetables in
Bangladesh. In this regard, the introduction of UREPGAP (common standards for
agricultural farm management practices in the European countries) in the 1990s in Europe
would be worth mentioning. Therefore, emphasis must be given to develop GAP (Good
Agricultural Practices) for the horticultural produce in Bangladesh not only for export but
also for domestic market development in order to ensure quality and safety in the
horticultural supply chain. Sizing rings are used based on the size and shape of commodity
to manually grade horticultural produce (FAO 1989). Automatic grading of fruits is also a
common practice in the developed countries. Automatic rotary cylinder sizer is used to
grade fruits in the developed countries (Reyes 1988). However, the advanced practice of
grading fruits and
Adoption of production technologies and post harvest management in papayaDevegowda S R
1. The document discusses production technologies and post-harvest management of papaya in India. It provides information on leading papaya producing states, varieties recommended for cultivation, production practices like nursery operations, cultivation methods, and pest and disease management.
2. It also discusses post-harvest management practices for papaya like grading, packing, storage, transportation and marketing. It notes that post-harvest losses reduce the supply of fruits and vegetables.
3. Several studies summarized examine technological gaps in papaya cultivation, constraints faced by farmers in adopting improved practices, and problems in production and marketing of papaya. High pest incidence, lack of knowledge about fertilizer use and insecticides, and small landholdings were key
This document discusses several plant propagation methods including grafting, budding, cuttings, and layering. Grafting and budding involve joining two genetically distinct plants so that they unite and continue growing as a single plant. Cuttings are pieces of plant tissue placed under suitable conditions to regenerate a new plant. Layering is the development of roots on a stem while still attached to the parent plant. The document provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of techniques for each propagation method.
This document discusses high density planting (HDP) of apple trees. HDP involves planting a greater number of trees per unit area to increase fruit production. Key aspects covered include:
- Types of HDP systems ranging from semi-intensive to super-intensive with thousands of trees per hectare.
- Components of successful HDP include use of dwarfing rootstocks, pruning, and crop management practices.
- Advantages are best land and resource use, higher yields, and easier harvesting.
- Training systems discussed include bush, pyramid, espalier, and cordon styles to manage tree canopy in dense orchards.
This document discusses various propagation methods for fruit plants including sexual propagation, asexual propagation through stem cuttings, layering, grafting, and budding. It describes different types of cuttings like hardwood, semi-hardwood, and softwood cuttings and layering methods like simple layering, stooling/mound layering, tip layering, air layering, and serpentine layering. Grafting techniques discussed include whip grafting, tongue grafting, cleft grafting, bark grafting, inarching, softwood grafting, veneer grafting, bridge grafting, and epicotyl grafting. The document also covers strategies for disease-free plants through meristem
The document discusses various harvesting equipment used in agriculture, including manual tools like sickles as well as mechanized equipment. It describes in detail the components and functioning of potato diggers, tapioca harvesters, and fruit harvesters. Potato diggers come in various designs from blade types to elevator types, and are used to efficiently harvest potatoes. Tapioca harvesters are tractor-mounted and consist of digging blades and pegs to uproot the tubers. Fruit harvesters come in fixed and adjustable height models, with cutting blades and nets to collect the fruit without damage. Hoists are also discussed as equipment to assist with tasks like pruning in orchards.
This document provides information about seed germination testing methods. It defines seed germination as the budding of a seed after being planted. Seed germination testing is conducted to predict field performance, obtain planting values, and compare germination rates between seed lots. Common substrates used include paper, sand, and soil. Seeds are placed on or between the layers of these substrates in trays under controlled temperature and moisture conditions. Proper lighting, cleaning, and breaking of dormancy are also required. Germination rates are calculated based on the number of normal seedlings observed over a testing period, usually 7-14 days.
This document discusses land preparation and tillage practices. It covers the aims of land preparation such as loosening soil, improving aeration and water infiltration. It describes different tillage operations including primary tillage using implements like moldboard plows and disc plows, and secondary tillage using cultivators and harrows. Conservation tillage systems are introduced, including no-tillage, mulch tillage, and ridge tillage. The advantages and disadvantages of animal, human, and machine power for tillage are presented. The document stresses that tillage can impact soil fertility positively or negatively, and should aim for minimum soil disturbance.
This document provides information on maintaining nursery facilities. It discusses performing maintenance of nursery cleanliness and sanitation, as well as repairing and maintaining nursery facilities to maximize efficiency. Key considerations for designing a nursery include the size, site, watering system, sunlight transmission, ventilation, protection, and cost efficiency. The document also discusses constructing nurseries using materials like bamboo poles, wood, steel, mosquito netting, UV plastic and polycarbonate. Greenhouses are similar to nurseries but protect high-value crops, and management practices in nurseries include soil testing, irrigation, pest management, waste management, disease control and energy conservation.
Breadfruit trees are commonly propagated through vegetative methods like root shoots, root cuttings, and air layering of branches. Root shoots and cuttings are collected from healthy roots after the fruiting season, when carbohydrate levels are highest. Shoots begin developing after 3-4 weeks and are transplanted when 20-25cm tall. Air layering involves removing bark from branches and wrapping with media to encourage root growth over 2-6 months. Seed propagation is rare as seedlings are not true to type. Young plants require shade but mature trees full sun. Careful acclimation is needed when transplanting.
Lecture 3: Fruits and Vegetables HarvestingKarl Obispo
This document discusses harvesting of fruits and vegetables. It begins with learning objectives related to postharvest procedures, maturity indices, and harvesting practices. It then outlines topics to be covered including postharvest handling procedures, defining maturity indices, importance of maturity indices, differences between physiological and horticultural maturity, and harvesting practices for common fruits and vegetables. The document discusses factors that determine optimum maturity for harvesting, different types of maturity, maturity indices used for various fruits and vegetables, and methods for manual and mechanical harvesting. It stresses the importance of harvesting at proper maturity to ensure quality and storage life.
Physiological disorders in plants can be caused by nutrient deficiencies or excesses, water issues, temperature fluctuations and other non-pathogenic stressors. They impact plant growth and development across all plant stages. Common physiological disorders include blossom end rot in tomatoes from calcium deficiency, hollow heart in potatoes from irregular watering, and bolting in lettuce from temperature changes. Managing disorders requires identifying their causes and implementing practices like balanced fertilization, irrigation, ventilation and growing resistant varieties. Physiological issues cannot be transmitted but can seriously impact crop yields if not properly addressed.
This document provides information on various spices, including their botanical names, families, and economic parts. It identifies cardamom as the "Queen of spices" and black pepper as the "King of spices". The economic part of black pepper is its dried fruit. Fenugreek, cumin, coriander, and fennel are categorized as seed spices. The economic part of cinnamon is its bark. The economic part of saffron is its stigma, and the economic part of cloves is its unopened bud.
The document provides guidance on growing tree fruits, including choosing a well-drained site with full sun, planting techniques such as depth and mulching, watering regularly after planting to encourage root growth, fertilizing in subsequent years, and using organic mulch and pest control methods to keep trees healthy. It also recommends selecting cultivars that are adapted to the site's conditions and intended use.
Organic Fertilizer 2 | Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ)Kirk Go
The Fermented Fruit Juice Production Guide is published by the Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Training Institute).
Contains step by step production, application and usage.
Disease and Insect Pest of Ber and their ManagementRamkumarrai3
Ber (Zizyphus Spp.) is a most important fruit and more nutritive value for the purpose of dryland fruit production. Its require heavy pruning during April- May .
This document discusses nursery management in horticultural crops. It covers various topics such as nursery site selection, structures used in nurseries, production techniques, and materials and tools used. An ideal nursery site has suitable soil type and pH, adequate slope for drainage, and access to labor, irrigation water and markets. Various structures at nurseries include offices, potting sheds, nursery beds, greenhouses and shade houses. Common production techniques involve growing plants in containers using appropriate soil mixtures, fertilizers, watering and protection from weeds and temperatures. Nurseries require tools for various operations as well as materials like containers, labels and infrastructure for irrigation.
Lecture 4: Packaging Operations on Fruits and VegetablesKarl Obispo
This document provides an overview of packaging operations for fruits and vegetables. It begins with learning objectives which are to explain the importance of packaging, criteria for choosing materials, types of materials, packing house handling, and pre-storage treatments. The document then covers these topics in more detail, including describing different packaging materials, criteria for selection, practices in packing houses, and various pre-storage treatments such as cleaning, sorting, waxing, pre-cooling, and chemical treatments. The overall purpose is to discuss the important steps in packaging and pre-storage handling of fruits and vegetables to prolong shelf life.
The document describes a combine harvester, which is a machine that harvests grain crops by combining three processes - reaping, threshing, and winnowing - into a single operation. It can be used to harvest crops like wheat, rice, corn, and soybeans. Combine harvesters are classified based on their power source (self-propelled or PTO-operated) and means of movement (wheel or crawler type). The document then explains the main components of a combine harvester and how it works to cut crops, thresh them, separate the grains, and discharge the straw. Considerations for operation and constraints to use in India are also outlined.
1) The document discusses the production of fig fruit, including its botanical details, major producing states in India, nutritional value, soil and climate requirements, common types and cultivars, propagation methods, manuring, irrigation, pest and disease management, fruit set, harvesting, and storage.
2) Key fig producing states in India are Poona and Srirangapatnam in Karnataka and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, with a total production area of 5,600 hectares and average yield of 12.32 tonnes per hectare.
3) Common propagation methods include rooting of hardwood cuttings taken in January-February and budding and grafting. Spacing of 5-7
1) Cleft grafting is a method of joining a rootstock and scion for asexual propagation of jackfruit. It allows for selecting quality planting materials that retain the characteristics of desired varieties.
2) The document describes the steps for cleft grafting jackfruit, which includes selecting healthy rootstocks and scions, making cuts, inserting the scion, securing it with tape, and post-grafting care.
3) Best practices for a jackfruit nursery include using sterilized media and tools, quarantining new materials, controlling pests and diseases, and following hygienic measures to prevent the spread of phytophthora disease.
This document discusses grafting, budding, and pruning tools. It begins by explaining that grafting involves fusing plant tissues to propagate trees and shrubs. Budding is a grafting technique that uses a single bud rather than an entire scion. Reasons for grafting and budding include changing varieties, benefiting from particular rootstocks, and repairing damaged plants. The document then describes common tools used for grafting and budding such as dibbers, knives, grafting tools, and pruning shears. It explains how to use these tools and stresses the importance of keeping blades sharp. Finally, it discusses different types of pruning equipment like pruners, saws, secateurs, and tree pruners
Sorting
In Bangladesh, sorting is practiced for most of the fruits and vegetables to remove
damaged, diseased and insect infested produce on the basis of visual observation.
However, in the advanced countries different types of sorters are used. The commonlyused sorting equipments are belt conveyor, push-bar conveyor and roller conveyor
(Kitinoja and Kader 2003).
9.2 Washing
Washing is a standard postharvest handling operation for many fruits and vegetables to
remove adherences, dirt, latex and external pathogenic structures. Unfortunately, in
Bangladesh fruits and vegetables are hardly washed before entering into the marketing
channel, and this contributes to poor quality and considerable losses of the produce.
Chlorination of wash water is very important in postharvest handling. Chlorine can reduce
the spread of contamination form one item to another during the washing stage. The pH of
the wash water should be maintained at 6.5 to 7.5 for best results. Typically 1 to 2 mL of
chlorine bleach per liter of clean water provides 100 to 150 ppm total Cl (Kitinoja and
Kader 2003).
9.3 Grading
Grading is one of the important postharvest operations. In Bangladesh, grading is
practiced in limited scale based on size, especially for mango, banana, pineapple, papaya
and jackfruit. Otherwise, no grading standard is found available for most of the fruits and
vegetables. In case of banana, the ‘Bepari’ prefers to purchase well-shaped and welldeveloped bananas. They usually purchase bananas on the basis of flatness of angularity of
the fingers. They grade bananas based on bunch size into large, medium and small. Brinjal
and cucumber are not properly graded by the growers. Regarding the grading of okra, the
‘Bepari’ prefers to purchase well-shaped okra pods. They rely on the visual/external
quality parameters of okra pods like tenderness (by tip pinching), color, size and shape of
the pods. However, tenderness is found to be the common means of judging the quality of
the okra pods prior to taking decision on whether the produce to be purchased or not.
There are no scientific methods of grading or grade standards of fruits and vegetables in
Bangladesh. In this regard, the introduction of UREPGAP (common standards for
agricultural farm management practices in the European countries) in the 1990s in Europe
would be worth mentioning. Therefore, emphasis must be given to develop GAP (Good
Agricultural Practices) for the horticultural produce in Bangladesh not only for export but
also for domestic market development in order to ensure quality and safety in the
horticultural supply chain. Sizing rings are used based on the size and shape of commodity
to manually grade horticultural produce (FAO 1989). Automatic grading of fruits is also a
common practice in the developed countries. Automatic rotary cylinder sizer is used to
grade fruits in the developed countries (Reyes 1988). However, the advanced practice of
grading fruits and
Adoption of production technologies and post harvest management in papayaDevegowda S R
1. The document discusses production technologies and post-harvest management of papaya in India. It provides information on leading papaya producing states, varieties recommended for cultivation, production practices like nursery operations, cultivation methods, and pest and disease management.
2. It also discusses post-harvest management practices for papaya like grading, packing, storage, transportation and marketing. It notes that post-harvest losses reduce the supply of fruits and vegetables.
3. Several studies summarized examine technological gaps in papaya cultivation, constraints faced by farmers in adopting improved practices, and problems in production and marketing of papaya. High pest incidence, lack of knowledge about fertilizer use and insecticides, and small landholdings were key
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Development through horticulture in changing scenario
1. ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR
INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY
IN FRUITS CROPS
Directorate of Extension Education
G.B.P.U.A.&T., Pantnagar- 263 145
U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand)
Dr R P Singh
Professor Extension Education
2. Fruit
crops
Productivity (tonnes/ha)
World India Productivity of different Countries in descending order
Apple 15.9 8.0 Chile (44.5) ˃ Italy(36.4) ˃ France(33.7) ˃ USA(31.0)
Banana 21.3 37.0 Indonesia(58.9) ˃ Guatemala(40.9) ˃ Philippines (33.3)
Grape 9.8 21.8 India(21.8) ˃ Egypt (20.8) ˃ Brazil (18.3) ˃ China (16.0)
Mango 8.7 8.69 Kenya (48.8) ˃ Brazil (16.0) ˃ Pakistan (11.2) ˃ Indonesia
(10.2)
Orange 18.3 11.6 Turkey (36.3) ˃ South Africa (35.8) ˃ USA (32.6) ˃ Brazil (24.7)
Papaya 29.4 42.3 Guatemala (89.8) ˃ Indonesia (86.7) ˃ China (58.4) ˃ Mexico
(50.1)
Productivity of fruit crops
3. Production of elite planting materials of suitable varieties
(Genuine variety on suitable rootstock).
Area expansion and promotion of commercial production of
potential fruit crops of the region on cluster basis.
Use of low chill verities of temperate fruits in sub tropical
region and in warmer areas of temperate region.
Use of suitable rootstocks available in fruit crops.
Strategies to Improve the Productivity and
quality of fruits crops
4. Technological intervention including
High Density Planting/orcharding
Use of evaluated verities at particular location (through MLT)
Canopy management (Training and Pruning)
Use of pollinizers and pollinators
Crop Regulation in fruits
Micro- irrigation and Fertigation
Mulching
Integrated Nutrient Management
Use of micronutrients and Microbial Consortia (mixture of various
micronutrients e.g. Mango & Banana special etc.)
Rejuvenation of old and senile orchards and top working.
Integrated insect-pest and disease management
Diversification from other crops/inter- cropping
5. Comparison Between Traditional and HDP Orcharding
(Ray, 1999)
S.No Parameters Traditional HDP
1 Plant population Less (100-200/ha) More(500-100000/ha)
2 Production Low (15-25 t/ha) High(30-50 t/ha)
3 Management Large tree size difficult to control Small tree size convenient
to manage
4 Labour Requirement more less
5 Harvesting Difficult manual Easy by machine/manual
6 Quality Large canopy , poor sunlight
penetration, poor quality
Small canopy, better sun
light, good quality
7 Establishment Cost less Cost high
8 Machinery Doesn't require expensive machine Requires expensive
machine
9 Bioregulator Use is not essential Use is essential
6.
7. Various planting systems adopted in fruit crops:
Square
Triangular
Quincunx
Rectangular
Hexagonal
Hedge row (single and double) Cluster planting
Contour Square Triangular
Quincunx RectangularHedge row
Planting system
Contour
12. Use of pollinizers and pollinators :
Most of the varieties require cross pollination for good
fruit set and higher productivity.
Peach:
All cultivars are self-fertile except J.H. Hale,
June Elberta, Halberta, Candoka, Chinese Cling, Giant.
Apricot:
Commercial apricots are largely self-fruitful, partially self
fertile and completely sterile but self-incompatible
varieties are available in China and Russia.
21. Rejuvenation of old and senile orchards
Parameter Old and senile orchards Rejuvenated orchards
Productivity Low High
Quality Poor Very Good
Canopy Dense and infested Optimum growth and free
from infestation
Returns Very Low High net income (4-5
lakhs/ha)
Rejuvenation of almond Rejuvenation of apple