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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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Subject: Horticulture × Author: GAUTAM, SARVESH KUMAR × End date: 1990 × Start date: 1980 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EFFECT OF POST-HARVEST TREATMENTS ON RIPENING CHANGES IN SAPOTA CULTIVARS 'KALIPATTI' AND 'CRICKET BALL'
    (AAU, Anand, 1989) GAUTAM, SARVESH KUMAR; Chundawat, B. S.
    With the objectives of retarding the process of ripening and to extend the shelf life of sapota fruits of cvso 'Kalipatti' and 'Cricket Ball' through post harvest dip treatment with GA 300 ppm, Kinetin 100 ppm and Silver Nitrate 40 ppm at ambient temperature, experiments were conducted at the Laboratories of Department of Horticulture, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Caifipus, Anand during 1988, The results revealed that GA 300 ppm was very effective and delyed the ripening by 2.5 days followed by kinetin 100 ppm and silver nitrate 40 ppm being 1.5 and 1.0 days respectively compared to control. Post harvest treatments of sapotas with GA, kinetin and silver nitrate reduced the rates of ethylene production and respiration and retarded the activities of catalase and pectin methyl esterase and slowed down the starch hydrolysis and thus helped in prolonging shelf life of fruits. However, in untreated sapota fruits, ripening was characterised by rapid loss in texture and fruit weight. Fruit tissues exhibited higher, metabolic rates as evidenced by increased rates of respiration, ethylene production and activities of catalase and pectin methyl esterase.