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P. S. Rawat , Suresh Chandra , Anil Khaneja

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A study was conducted to identify and assess the cause of mortality in Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) forest of Gangotri Range in Uttarkashi Forest Division (Uttarakhand). A phanerogamic parasite; dwarf mistletoe, Arceuthobium minutissiumum was identified as the causal organism of mortality in Blue pine in Pantangana block of Gangotri range. The incidence of parasite was recorded 70.37 per cent with 14.81 per cent mortality of trees.

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A. N. Shukla , Amit Pandey , Suresh Chandra

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N. S. K. Harsh , Suresh Chandra , Amit Pandey

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A new ischolar_main-rot disease of Dalbergia sissoo caused by Amauroderma niger has been studied in detail. The pathogen has been described as a new record for India along with cultural characters. The pathogenicity has been established through artificial inoculation. The disease spreads from tree to tree through ischolar_main contact.

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P. S. Rawat , J. M. S. Rawat , Suresh Chandra

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Amit Pandey , N. S. K. Harsh , Suresh Chandra

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Three plantation sites with G.48 clone of Populus deltoides exhibited the occurrence of a new stem canker and sapwood stain disease in and around Doon valley. Ceratocystis sp. was identified as causal organism. Excessive water availability at the sites, insect vector and insolation injuries might have served as the infection courts for the disease.

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Amit Pandey , A. N. Shukla , suresh Chandra

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Suresh Chandra , N. S. K. Harsh , Shailendra Kumar

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Kikar (Acacia nilotica) is an important agro-forestry species found in plains of Northern India. From last few decades the decline of the species has been recorded and drying and dying of the trees is still going on. For the purpose of study, Punjab and Haryana, where wood of kikar (Acacia nilotica) is very useful were selected. Apart from the soil factors, average rainfall and global warming, impact of development activities and urbanization, like Road widening, expansion of cable network, blazing, lopping and injuries caused to the trees during operation are found deep major causes. Role of decay and ischolar_main rotting fungi, which harbor the exposed and injured portion of the tree has also been recorded.

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Wood Rotting Fungi, Blazing, Ganoderma Root Rot, Mixed Stands

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Sujan Singh , S. N. Mukherjee , Suresh Chandra

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Treatmont of potting mixture with fungicides (ditbane M-45, blue copper, brassicol and captaf) was observed to delay mycorrhizal development in pine seedlings in experiment conducted in a New Forest Nursery though such treatment did not affect the viability of mycorrhizl inoculum. Treatment of polythene soil with fungicides and mycorrhizal inoculation of the same can therefore be done simultaneously for control of damping off fungi as well as development of mycorrhiza in ischolar_mains of pine seedlings Mycorrhizal development was earlier in pine seedlings pricked in April than in those pricked in November-December.

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Suresh Chandra ¹, R. Prasad ², N. S. K. Harsh ², R. Ahuja ², Shakuntala Khatri ²

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1 Forest Pathology Division, Forest Research Institute P.O. New Forest, Dehradun-248006
2 Forest Pathology Division, Forest Research Institute P.O. New Forest, Dehradun-248006, IN

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Lasiodiplodia theobromae, a fungal pathogen causing stem cankers on Dalbergia sissoo is reported in Haryana and Punjab for the first time. It might have reached to D. sissoo from fruit trees like pear and peaches grown in the area where this fungus was reported earlier. The disease exhibited symptoms like dark spots on the bark with splitting, cankers and oozing of sap. The affected trees showed die back to varying degree. Bavistin was found as the most effective fungicide inhibiting complete growth of the fungus at 100 ppm among other fungicides. Among biological control agents Trichoderma harzianum exhibited distinct antagonism, T. koningii exhibited mycoparasitism, T. viride showed inhibition at the line of contact whereas Aspergillus niger showed overlapping. Spraying with Bavistin or Trucop on stem, branches and twigs of affected trees is recommended for checking the further spread of the disease. Chaubatia paste can also be applied while pruning the trees to check entry of the pathogen.

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Aspergillus Niger, Bavistin, Dalbergia Sissoo, Die Back, Efficacy, Lasiodiplodia Theobromae, Trichoderma Harzianum.

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Vishal Kumar ¹, Suresh Chandra ², Anuj Yadav ², Shusheel Kumar ²

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1 Department of Agricultural Engineering and Food Technology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut U.P., IN
2 Department of Agricultural Engineering and Food Technology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut U.P., IN

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The ready to serve (RTS) beverage was prepared by blending the orange and carrot juice in the ratios of O40:C60, O50:C50 and O60:C40and stored at room temperature and refrigeration up to 45 days. The quality parameters pH, TSS, acidity and overall acceptability (OAA) were also evaluated at an internal of 15 days. The TSS and acidity of RTS beverage increased and pH was decreased with increase in the level of carrot juice ratio under different storage conditions. The higher score of overall acceptability was 8.05 for fresh sample of O60:C40 and the minimumwas 7.90 for ratio ofO50:C50 sampleat room temperature. However, the overall acceptability of RTS decreased with increase in storage period. Results of study concluded that RTS beverage was found superior under refrigeration condition as compared to room temperature

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TSS, Acidity, Ph, Beverage, Refrigeration Temperature, Quality, Room Temperature

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Bhanupriya Mordhiya ¹, Kailash Daga ¹, Suresh Chandra ¹, Sonia Aggarwal ¹

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1 Environ-Industrial Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, J.N.V. University, Jodhpur-342 001, Rajasthan, IN

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The adsorption of methylene blue dye in aqueous solution on low cost adsorbent, prepared from barks of Moringa oleifera, was studied. The adsorption equilibrium isotherms have been reported. The effect of pH, contact time, adsorbent dose and initial dye concentration on adsorption process was investigated. The adsorption equilibrium data fitted both Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm equally well. Experiment was done using batch process.

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Methylene Blue Adsorption, Activated Carbon, Moringa oleifera, Adsorption Isotherms.

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Suresh Chandra ¹, Jagdish Chander ¹, N. S. K. Harsh ¹

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1 Forest Pathology Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN

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Eucalyptus clone No. 413 which is being planted in a big way all over north India has been found attacked by a bark split and canker disease in farmers' fields. The disease has been studied in detail and is found to be caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea. The damage was assessed and suitable control measure was developed.

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Eucalyptus Clone No. 413, Botryosphaeria dothidea, Bark Canker.

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Ratnesh Kumar ¹, Suresh Chandra ¹, Samsher ¹, Vikrant Kumar ¹, Sunil ¹, Vipul Chaudhary ¹

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1 Department of Agricultural Engineering, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN

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Edible oil, being obtained from vegetable sources, is primarily composed of fatty acids and used for cooking, medicinal and cosmetic purposes. It is estimated that about 90 per cent of vegetable oils are used for edible purposes. The sunflower oil used as based oil for replacement. The sunflower oil was replaced by (40-85), mustard, soybean and groundnut are each (5-20%). During the storage of individual and blended oil, pH, density and specific gravity value was decreased with increasing the storage period and types of storage condition. During the storage of individual and blended oil, free fatty acid was increase with increasing the storage period and types of storage condition. During the storage of individual and blended oil, iodine value was decrease with decreasing the storage period and types of storage condition. Peroxide value was increased with increasing the storage period and types of storage condition. Edible oils processing poses challenges due to its high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids and bioactive compounds. The oils refining objective is to remove completely all the minor compounds which are present in the crude oil: free fatty acids, peroxides, phospholipides, pigments, water, heavy metals and all the insoluble impurities which affect both the commercial quality and the shelf-life.

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Edible Oil, Free Fatty Acid, Peroxide Value, Iodine Value, PH.

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Balwant Singh ¹, Suresh Chandra ², Ratnesh Kumar ², Vipul Chaudhary ², Vikrant Kumar ², Sunil ², Rahul ²

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1 Department of Agriculture Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Engineering, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN

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Energy is critical component of dairy industry. Dairy industry depends on fossil fuels for energy supply. Energy conservation in dairy plant means to develop a methodology to achieve energy saving to reduce energy costs in processing system. The aim of experiment was to investigate average quantity of milk, electricity consumption in per day. The data was analyzed of November 2016, December 2016 and January 2017 for old alfa pasteurizer in Parag dairy Meerut. The highest average quantity of milk, electricity consumption and thermal energy in shift B of November was 520.17 kg, 17.36 (KW) and 144.08(KJ×10³), respectively. The lowest average quantity of milk, electricity consumption and thermal energy in shift A of November was 14 kg, 0.47 (KW) and 3.88 (KJ×10³). Followed by The highest average quantity of milk, electricity and thermal energy consumption in December was 224.80 kg, 7.50 (KW) and 62.0 (KJ×10³) in shift B and the lowest collection of milk 14.04 kg, electricity consumption average 0.47 (KW) and thermal energy consumption 3.78 (KJ×10³) in shift A of old alfa pasteurizer. Old alfa pasteurizer’s highest average quantity of milk in January (2017), 111.78 kg, electricity consumption average was 3.73 (KW) and thermal energy consumption 31.07 (KJ×10³) in shift B while lowest average collection of milk, electricity and thermal energy consumption was 42.26 kg, 1.41 (KW) and 11.79 (KJ×10³) in shift C, respectively.

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Energy Audit, Dairy Plant, Electrical Energy, Thermal Energy.

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Tarun Kumar ¹, Samsher ¹, Suresh Chandra ¹, Neelesh Chauhan ¹, Gopal Singh ², Vaishali ³

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1 Department of Agricultural Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN
2 Department of Plant Pathology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN
3 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN

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Experiments were carried out to develop mushroom powder using oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida) with three different treatments. Products were kept in pet jar during storage. Physico-chemical parameters like moisture, ash, fat, protein, crude fibre, sugar, carbohydrates, energy, fatty acids, minerals, vitamins etc. were evaluated. Investigation for organoleptic evaluation of the products was also performed during storage. On the basis of the experimental data it may be concluded that blanched mushroom powder samples contains minimum moisture, due to rapture of cells during blanching process. In most cases, values like ash, protein, fat, carbohydrates, sugar, energy and mostly vitamins; KMS treated samples were found superior over control and blanched samples. During organoleptic evaluation KMS treated mushroom powder sample got better score over other samples.

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Mushroom Powder, Nutritional Content, KMS, Sensory Evaluation.

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Ankur M. Arya ¹, B.R. Singh ¹, Samsher ¹, Suresh Chandra ¹, Neelesh Chauhan ¹, Vaishali ², Sweta Singh ³

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1 Department of Agricultural Engineering, SardarVallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.), IN
3 S.K.N. Agricultural Universitty, Jobner, Jaipur (Rajasthan), IN

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The physical properties of jack fruit seed are essential for the design and facilities for the harvesting handling conveying, separation, drying, aeration, storing, and processing. Various types of cleaning, grading and separation equipments are designed on the basis of their physical properties. The length came between 22.06 mm to 35.68 mm. whereas the width was ranged between 10.66 mm to 21.78 mm. The thickness was in between 8.72 mm to 16.50 mm. The arithmetic mean diameter of jackfruit seed were ranging from 15.02 mm to 23.80 mm. The geometric mean diameter was 13.30 mm to 22.61 mm and the sphericity was found between 0.53 to 0.73. The jackfruit seed showed bulk density as 0.49 g/ml³. Whereas the true density was lying between 1.02 g/ml³ to 1.59 g/ml³, while porosity came as 50.27 to 69.17 per cent.

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Jack Fruit Seed, Physical Properties, Length, Width, Thickness, Arithmetic Mean Diameter, Geometric Mean Diameter, Sphericity, Bulk Density, True Density, Porosity

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