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Dheeraj Singh , M. Chaudhary , P. S. Chauhan , V. C. Prahalad , A. Kavita

Abstract

Developing countries are being encouraged to diversify their food exports by developing new products and adding more value to existing ones. Adding value to and diversifying food exports depends not only on changing production but also processing systems. The traditional Indian fruits are very rich in nutritional parameters and a variety of by-products can also be prepared from them. This paper describes the importance of some of Indian fruits like Bael, Phalsa, Wood apple and Custard apple. These fruit trees thrive well in stony, infertile and neglected lands and bear heavily without any input. Their bulk use in food industry will improve nutrition and provide variety. With little effort, they can be semi-processed locally for supply to food industry. This can provide employment opportunity to the unskilled but energetic youth. The medicinal values of these fruits have additional attraction and there is a tremendous scope for their further exploration.

Keywords

Fruit from Trees, Bael, Phalsa, Wood Apple, Custard Apple,value Addition, Nutrition,
Livelihood.

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Jitendra Singh , R. A. Kaushik , P. S. Chauhan , S. K. Jain , A. Kavita

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Singhara cultivation is an important option for the rural families in neglected wetlands as a profitable venture. Its cultivation is sure to add rural employment opportunity and to render additional income to the growers.

Keywords

Singhara, Wetlands, Aquaculture

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Jitendra Singh , P. Bhatnagar , P. S. Chauhan , A. Mishra , C. K. Arya , S. K. Jain , A. Kavita

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Maturity has important implications in harvesting fruits at proper stage so as to have developed proper marketing as well as quality attributes. Immature fruits are more prone to shrivelling and mechanical damage and develop inferior flavour when ripe. Overripe fruits tend to become soft with more susceptible to postharvest physiological disorders than fruits picked at the proper maturity. Thus, for all kinds of fruits, harvest maturity is important Different fruits manifest different signals at the time of maturity. A phasic variation is noted in shape, size, colour, flavour, TSS, acidity, ascorbic acid, polyphenol, tannin, enzyme activity, nutrient composituion, etc. as the fruit approaches harvest maturity Of course, growers perception works well in judging maturity. Actually, a fruit is considered worth harvesting when it attains proper stage of maturity in terms of physical and biochemical parameth quality.

Keywords

Maturity Standards , Harvesting, Fruits, Biochemical Changes, Ripening

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Jitendra Singh , P. S. Chauhan , A. kavita

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By and large, the seeds collected from the dry deciduous forests of the 'Malwa' plateau region were medium to large in shape and mostly brown in colour. The majority of seeds manifested recalcitrant nature. Ripening of the seeds was mostly during summer months.

Keywords

Dry Deciduous Forests, Malwa Plateau, Morphology of Seeds

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