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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Author: Alam, Md. Mahfooz × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2009 × Thesis Type: M.Tech ×
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    Development and testing of packages for transportation of guava (Psidium guajava L.)
    (CCSHAU, 2009) Alam, Md. Mahfooz; Garg, M.K.
    The study on development and testing of packages for transportation of guava fruits was undertaken to evaluate the effect of different types of packages and vibration level during transportation on the shelf life of guava fruits under ambient storage environment. Guava fruits were packed in CFB box, plastic crate, wooden box and bamboo basket each. CFB box with cushioning material was also used. Fruits packed in respective boxes were tested for the simulation vibration at two levels of, 150 rpm and 200 rpm each for two level and of time period of 3 hours and 6 hours each. The quality of guava fruits was observed in terms of physiological loss in weight, firmness, total soluble solids, ascorbic acid and acidity. In all the treatments given, physiological loss in weight increased with storage duration and intensity and duration of vibration, where as fruit firmness and ascorbic acid decreased with increasing storage period. Total soluble solids increase steadily during storage. Based upon above parameters, among four types of packages CFB box was found to be the best package maintaining the fruits more fresh and healthy during the simulated vibration treatments and at ambient storage conditions with the minimum losses. The CFB box was most suitable package in all respect. Cushioning material as paper cuttings had positive correlation with the quality parameters. Fruits packed in CFB box was found to result in reduction of losses and keeping the guava fruits more healthy as compared to other three types of packages. The CFB box of most suitable size and dimension for both short distance and long distance transportation was also calculated.