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Title Harvest and Post-harvest Technology
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Creator M. R. Manikantan, R. Pandiselvam, Shameena Beegum, and A. C. Mathew
 
Subject Coconut
Virgin Coconut Oil
Coconut Chips
Coconut Value Added products
Coconut Machineries
 
Description Not Available
This chapter enlists salient harvest and postharvest technologies of coconut.
Various harvesting and postharvest gadgets, tools, machineries and equipments
developed by different institutions are described. Technologies related to storage of
nuts, processing of fresh coconut kernel and coconut water into different edible
products, processing of dry kernel/copra, extraction and refining of coconut oil and
processing of coconut sap (neera/sweet toddy) are explained in detail. The industrial
and nonedible applications of coconut husk, coconut shell, coconut wood and coconut
leaf are also described. Various sections that include harvesting and processing,
technologies on food products as well as non-food products to future strategy in
relation to harvest and postharvest technologies of coconut are concisely illustrated.
A complete value chain information from harvesting to consumption and industrial
utilisation from farm to fork is narrated. The need for refining some of the important
equipments and technologies is indicated to make them more cost-effective and
eco-friendly.
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Date 2019-10-22T04:37:10Z
2019-10-22T04:37:10Z
2018-06-01
 
Type Book chapter
 
Identifier 2
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2754-4_13
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/23769
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.