15AG54T: Post-Harvest Technology Agri 5th Sem Syllabus for Diploma DTE Karnataka C15 Scheme

Post-Harvest Technology detail DTE Kar Diploma syllabus for Agricultural Engineering (AG), C15 scheme is extracted from DTE Karnataka official website and presented for diploma students. The course code (15AG54T), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below. The syllabus PDFs can be downloaded from official website.

For all other agri 5th sem syllabus for diploma c15 scheme dte karnataka you can visit Agri 5th Sem Syllabus for Diploma C15 Scheme DTE Karnataka Subjects. The detail syllabus for post-harvest technology is as follows.

Pre-requisites:

Knowledge of learning concepts basics of Agricultural engineering, Applied science.

Course Objectives:

This course curriculum provides the students use the knowledge of food preservation &processing.

1. POST HARVEST PROCESS TECHNOLOGY 04HRS

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2. PROPERTIES OF AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS 06HRS

Introduction-Classification of properties of grain, Hygroscopic properties- Moisture, Equilibrium moisture content, Thermal properties – sp-heat, thermal conductivity, thermal stability, thermal diffusivity, Heat of vaporization, Physical properties – physical dimension and volume, true density Bulk density porosity , Chemical properties – proteins, starch fats, enzymes, vitamins

3. CROP DRYING 10HRS

Introduction, Crop drying mechanism, Types of dryers classification, Batch or bin dryers, Continuous flow dryers column dryer, Re-circulatory batch dryer (RPEC order), Louisiana state inversing dryer (LSU), Baffle dryer, Tray dryers, Spray drier, Freeze drier

4. CEREAL CROP PROCESSING& OIL SEEDS PROCESSING 14HRS

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5. FRUITS AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING 10HRS

Introduction, Storing and grading of fruits, Preparation of fruit jam, Preparation of fruit jelly, Preparation of fruit juice, Vegetable preparation for processing-Basic steps in preprocessing, Blanching, Irradiation of vegetables, Peeling, Preprocessing of tomatoes & removing of potatoes from storage to processing.

6. SPICES AND CONDIMENTS 08HRS

Introduction, Processing of – Turmeric, Garlic, Chilies, Ginger, Cardamoms, Tamarind powder making process, Tamarind juice concentrate manufacturing process

Text Books:

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E-books

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
2. https://www.crcpress.com/Handbook
3. http://ecoursesonlme.iasri.res.m/course/view.php?id=599
4. http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/
5. http://www.agrimoon.com/wp-content/uploads/FOOD-TECHNOLOGY.pdf
6. http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/course/view.php?id=47
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTA6PQtC2YA

Suggested List of Student Activities:

Note: the following activities or similar activities for assessing CIE (IA) for 5 marks (Any one)

1. Each student should do any one of the following type activity or any other similar activity related to the course and before conduction, get it approved from concerned Teacher and HOD.
2. Each student should conduct different activity and no repeating should occur & some activities can be given in group.

1. Visit your local weekly market (bazaar) and observe the total losses occurred and make a note on it.
2. Identify the local crop of your area and design or formulate preservation method for it
3. Collect the traditional methods of storage of any four crop of your choice
4. Visit nearby processing industry and make a report on it
5. Prepare any one processed product ,out of any crop and make a report on it

Course Delivery:

The course will be delivered through lectures and Power point presentations/ Video, Teachers can prepare or download PPT or Videos of different Machines usage in agriculture engineering application

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

1. Post-Harvest process technology lectures and Power point presentations/ Video/ Video movies
2. Properties of Agricultural Materials Lectures/Presentations, Videos
3. Crop drying Lectures/Presentations, Video movies, Expose to real life industries situation, agro industrial visits
4. Cereal crop and Oil seed processing Lectures/Presentations Expose to real life industries situation, agro industrial visits.
5. Fruits and vegetable processing Lectures/Presentations, Expose to real life industries situation, agro industrial visits
6. Spices and condiments Lectures/Presentations, Expose to real life industries situation, agro industrial visits

Model Question Paper:

(CIE)

1. Define post-harvest technology. Give its importance
2. Explain the potential of income and employment generation through post harvest operation
3. Explain hygroscopic properties of grain
4. With a neat sketch explain the structure of wheat

Model Question Paper:

(SEE)

PART — A Marks 6×5=30 CO

1. Define post-harvest technology. Give its importance. 5 1
2. Illustrate the priorities and strategies of post harvest industries. 5 1
3. Write the physical properties of grain 5 2
4. Define drying and give the importance of early harvest of drying. 5 3
5. Explain the structures of wheat & corn seed with labeled sketch. 5 4
6. Describe processing operations. 5 4
7. Illustrate the post-production operations. 5 4
8. Describe the processing of fruits in general 5 5
9. Enumerate the importance of spices and condiments produced in India. 5 6

PART – B 10 x 7 = 70

1. Explain the potential of income and employment generation through post harvest operation 10 1
2. Write the physical properties of grain and explain each of them. 10 2
3. With a neat sketch explain the structure of wheat. 10 2
4. With the figure explain columnar continuous flow dryers. 10 3
5. With a neat sketch explain RPEC type dryer. 10 3
6. Explain the structures of wheat & corn seed with labeled sketch. 10 4
7. Explain the processing of maize. 10 4
1. Give the brief explanation of T.D. process
2. With a neat sketch explain the working of continuous flow dryer. 5+5=10 4
9. Explain the preparation of fruit jelly with a flow chart. 10 5
1. Explain the processing of turmeric.
2. With a neat flow chart explain the processing of ginger. 5+5=10 6

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