Influence of Packaging Materials and, Pre-treatments on Dry Matter Loss of Pigeonpea Grain

Authors

  • A Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Post Harvest Processing and Food Engineering. College of Technology. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. Pantnagar-263145. Uttaranchal Author
  • DK Gupta Professor. Department of Post Harvest Processing and Food Engineering. College of Technology. G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. Pantnagar-263145. Uttaranchal Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/

Abstract

Dry matter loss of pigeonpea grain. stored under ambient conditions. was determined in relation to three packaging materials and two initial moisture contents i.e, 9% and 12%, Effect of ethylene-di-bromide (EDB) treatment vis-a-vis control was also investigated. During the six months storage period. the dry matter loss in pigeonpea grains ranged from 3.07% to 23.57%. The minimum dry matter loss in grain was observed at 9% initial moisture content for EDB treated samples stored in jute bags. The pattern of dry matter loss for grain was linear with the period of storage.

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References

Bureau of Indian Standard. 1968. Food Grains, Determination of moisture content Part II, Delhi, 4333.

Bureau of Indian Standard. 1974. Code of practice for fumigation of agricultural produce. Part II, New Delhi, 7247.

Vishwakarma, R K. 1998. Storage behaviour of pigeonpea grain and dhal. M.Tech Thesis, G.B. Pant University of Agric. And Tech. Pantnagar

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Published

2001-12-31

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 4 (2001)

Section

Regular Issue

How to Cite

A Singh, & DK Gupta. (2001). Influence of Packaging Materials and, Pre-treatments on Dry Matter Loss of Pigeonpea Grain. Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India), 38(4), 66-68. https://doi.org/10.52151/