Post-Harvest Technology detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of post-harvest technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS OF POST HARVESTING Post harvest technology – introduction -objectives -post harvest losses of cereals, pulses and oilseeds – importance – optimum stage of harvest. Threshing – traditional methods mechanical threshers – types-principles and operation-moisture content -measurement -direct and indirect methods – moisture meters – equilibrium moisture content.
Unit II
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Unit III
CLEANING AND GRADING Principles – air screen cleaners – adjustments – cylinder separator – spiral separator – magnetic separator – colour sorter – inclined belt separator – length separators – effectiveness of separation and performance index.
Unit IV
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Unit V
CROP PROCESSING Paddy processing – parboiling of paddy – methods – merits and demerits – dehusking of paddy -methods – merits and demerits – rice polishers -types – constructional details – polishing -layout of modern rice mill – wheat milling – pulse milling methods – oil seed processing – millets processing.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Pande, P.H. Principles of Agriculture Processing. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, 1994.
- Henderson, S.M. and R.L. Perry. Agricultural Process Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 1955.
Course Outcomes:
- Understand the importance of post harvest processing and determine moisture content of products
- Perform drying of agricultural products and analyze performance of dryers
- Recognize the working principles of grain cleaning and grading devices and able to select suitable equipment for cereal grains, oilseeds, and pulses
- Understand the operation of post harvest equipment like shellers, conveyors
- Different Post Harvest operations and processing methods of harvested crops.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Agriculture Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Agri 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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