Many research papers, book chapters and books on post harvest technology have been published by the teachers and students of the department. The teachers and students have participated and presented paper in various national and international conferences. A few recent activities of the Faculty members are listed below-

Publication of research papers (2016-17):

• Veljović, Sonja P., Boonsiri, K., Maina, Michael K., Semavor, Emmanuel M. and Mitra, Surajit (2017). Infection capacity of the pathogens Penicillium italicum and P. expansum in orange during storage. Food and Feed Research (Serbia), 44 (1), 31-38.
• Devi, Chhama., Hynniewta, Laureate and Mitra, Surajit (2017). Quality evaluation and preparation of jam from sweet potato cultivars. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 6 (8): 1485-1492.
• Soibam, H., Singh, A.V. and Mitra, Surajit (2017). Effect of temperature treatment on the chemical composition, microbiology and sensory evaluation of yam chips during storage. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6 (5): 1705-1711.
• Reddy, R., Soibam, H., Singh, A.V. and Mitra, Surajit (2017). Biochemical evaluation for the selection of suitable processed products in sweet potato cultivars. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 6 (5): 1766-1769.
• Soibam, H., Singh, A.V. and Mitra, Surajit (2017). Evaluation of nutritional and anti-nutritional components of twelve Dioscorea cultivars. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 6 (9): 465-469.
• Panja, P., Thakur, P. K. and Mitra Surajit (2017). Changes in the biochemical constituents of elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson) corms during ambient storage. Indian Journal of Ecology, 44 (5): 465-469.
• Singh, A. K. , Chaurasiya, A. K. and Mitra, Surajit (2017). Quality attributes of Bael (Aegle marmelos Corr.) preserve and candy. International Food Research Journal 24 (1): 298-303.
• Singh Balveer, Chakarborty Ivi, Marak Dombewarisa S. and Patel, A. Kumar. (2016). Studies on physico-chemical characteristics of different cultivars of litchi fruits grown under West Bengal region. Research in Environment and Life Science, 9(2) 179-180. ISSN 0974 – 4908,
• Singh Balveer, Chakarborty Ivi and Marak Dombewarisa S. (2016). Studies on blending nectar beverage in different ratio of litchi and pineapple juice. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences. 9(2) 179-180. ISSN : 0975-3710, NAAS 4.82
• Baidya Dipak, Chakraborty, Ivi and Saha Jayanta (2016) Table wine from tropical fruits utilizing natural yeast isolates, Journal of Food Science & Technology, 53(3): 1663–1669, ISSN 0022-1155
• Soibam Helen, Singh Ayam Victor, Chakraborty Ivi (2017). Preparation and Evaluation of Wine from Sugarcane and Beet Juice, Advances in Bioresearch. vol 8, paper accepted for publication, In press.
• Soibam Helen, Singh Ayam Victor, Chakraborty Ivi (2017). Evaluation of Wine prepared from Sugarcane and Watermelon Juice, International Journal of Food and Fermentation Technology. IJFFT, vol 6, paper accepted for publication, In press
• Kore Vijaykumar T., Tawade Sima S. and Chakraborty I. (2017). Variation in Pummelo Cultivars: A Review. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR). Vol-3, Issue-1, 1804-1811. ISSN: 2454-1362
• Krishna Bukya, Kabir Jahangir, Dhua R.S. and Nagaraju S. (2016) Storage behaviour of guava as influenced by plant growth substances and carnauba wax. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences Vol. 8, Issue 60, 2016, pp.-3347-3350. NR: 4.20
• Piloo, N. and Kabir J. (2016) Effect of nitrogen and biofertilizer on fruit quality and storage behaviour of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Green Farming 7 (1) : 143-147. NR: 4.75.
• Vijaykumar T. Kore , Sima S. Tawade and J. Kabir (2017) Application of Edible Coatings on Fruits and Vegetables Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR)Vol-3, Issue-1, 591-603.
• Longkumer, M. and Jahangir Kabir. (2016). Morphological characters influencing fruit quality of mandarin orange. Environment and Ecology, 34 (2A): 689-694 . NR: 4.09.
• Bhattacharjee, D. and Dhua, R. S. (2016). Value addition of pointed gourd (TrichosanthesdioicaRoxb.) fruits by dehydration. Journal of Global Biosciences, 5(7): 4350-4357.
• Bhattacharjee, D., Das, S. and Dhua, R. S. (2016). Dehydration for better quality value added product of Bitter Gourd (MomordicacharantiaL.). Indian Journal Pharmaceutical and Biological Research, 4(4): 39-45.
• Bhattacharjee, D. and Dhua, R. S. (2017). Ethylene absorbents improve the shelf life of Pointed Gourd (Trichosanthesdioica Roxb.) fruits. International Journal of Pure and Applied Bioscience. 5(1): 64-71. [NAAS Rating: 4.74]
• Bhattacharjee, D. and Dhua, R. S. (2017). Impact of edible coatings on the postharvest behaviour of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) fruits. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences.6(3): 336-347. [NAAS Rating: 5.38]
• Mitra, S. and Tarafdar, J. (2016). Postharvest loss reduction in tropical tuber crops for enhanced food and nutrition security. Journal of Agricultural Engineering and Food Technology, 3 (3): 210-2014.
• Singh, A. K. , Chaurasiya, A. K. and Mitra, Surajit (2016). Assessment of nutritional composition in elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Dennst- Nicolson) cultivars. International Journal of Food Studies, 5 (2): 146–157.
• Byju, G., Nedunchezhiyan, M., George, James., Sunitha, S., Kamalkumaran, R., Singh, P., Mamatha, K., Mitra, Surajit., Tarafdar, J. Desai, K., Ravi, V., Vani, M., Soman, Sabitha and Remya Reshmi, K. R. (2016). Fertilizer based management practices by SSNM and customized fertilizers for elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) cultivation in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 86 (4): 485–493. (NAAS-6.53)
• Singh, A. K. , Chaurasiya, A. K. and Mitra, Surajit (2016). Aroids for ensuring livelihood security in India-a review. European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3,(4), 459-463.

Book Chapter:

• Mitra Surajit (2017). Tuber Crops Recipes of West Bengal In Book: Tuber Crops Recipes in India edited by George et al. ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram, pp. 129-135.

Lead Lecture/Invited Lecture

• Prof. Surajit Mitra delivered a Lead Lecture on “Tropical tubers as alternate staple crops for food and nutrition security” in the International Seminar on ‘Agriculture and Food for Inclusive Growth and Development held at National Botanical Research Institute, CSRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from January 14-15, 2017.
• Prof. Surajit Mitra delivered an Invited Lecture in the workshop on Strengthening Impact Assessment in the CGIAR (SIAC) – sweet potato organised by International Potato Center (CIP), Peru in Jameson Inn Shiraz, Kolkata on April 10, 2016.
• Prof Ivi Chakraborty delivered an Invited talk on UGC sponsored National Seminar on Food Security and Sustainable Nutrition in India, the present scenario, organized by Dept Food and Nutrition, APC College, New Barrackpur, Kolkata 700131, W.B. and All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, on 14th and 16th September, 2016.
• Prof Ivi Chakraborty delivered an Invited lecture on Role of women on Processing and value addition in winter school organized by Dept Agril Extention , BCKV.
• Prof Ivi Chakraborty delivered an Invited lecture on ‘Role of women on Processing and value addition’ in Hooghly and Nadia KVK, under BCKV.

Editor/Editorial Board Member of Journals:

• Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture (Prof. Surajit Mitra)
• Permanent Honorary Board Member of Society for advancement of Human and Nature, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. (Prof. Surajit Mitra)

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