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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru

University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore, a premier institution of agricultural education and research in the country, began as a small agricultural research farm in 1899 on 30 acres of land donated by Her Excellency Maharani Kempa Nanjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhiyavaru, the Regent of Mysore and appointed Dr. Lehmann, German Scientist to initiate research on soil crop response with a Laboratory in the Directorate of Agriculture. Later under the initiative of the Dewan of Mysore Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah, the Mysore Agriculture Residential School was established in 1913 at Hebbal which offered Licentiate in Agriculture and later offered a diploma programme in agriculture during 1920. The School was upgraded to Agriculture Collegein 1946 which offered four year degree programs in Agriculture. The Government of Mysore headed by Sri. S. Nijalingappa, the then Chief Minister, established the University of Agricultural Sciences on the pattern of Land Grant College system of USA and the University of Agricultural Sciences Act No. 22 was passed in Legislative Assembly in 1963. Dr. Zakir Hussain, the Vice President of India inaugurated the University on 21st August 1964.

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Subject: Agricultural Engineering × Author: HIMA, JOHN × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STORAGE STUDIES ON DE-SKINNED FIELD BEANS
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2015-07-14) HIMA, JOHN; Venkatachalapathy, K.
    The study has been conducted in the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru during the year 2014-2015. Field bean (Dolichos lablab) is an ancient legume crop widely grown throughout the world for its vegetable or pulse for human consumption or as animal forage or feed. Both whole bean and deskinned bean can be used as a vegetable. The immature field bean is highly perishable and losses its quality immediately after the second or third day of de-skinning. The postharvest loss in quality and commercial value is due to the intense respiratory activity and development of off flavour. Hence a study has been undertaken to increase the shelf-life of whole beans and de-skinned beans by using various pre-treatments and passive MAP. The nutritional composition of whole beans and de-skinned beans (moisture, protein, fat, ash and carbohydrates) including important micronutrients, calcium were analyzed. The blanched and KMS treated samples along with the untreated samples as control were packed in 350 gauge LDPE and 250 gauge PP bags with 0%, 0.25% and 0.5% ventilations. And the study was conducted under low temperature storage (4-5°C, 95% RH) and the ambient storage conditions. The post-harvest behavior of the beans kept in all treatments was evaluated at an interval of 3 days. Observing the results of various analyses conducted, it was concluded that the KMS treated beans packed in 0% ventilation LDPE and PP packages showed a maximum shelf-life of 3 days under ambient storage condition and 12 days under refrigerated storage condition.