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Post Harvest Research Centre, AARI, Faisalabad

Achievements:

Post Harvest Technology

Shelf life of mango varieties, Sindhry, Summar Behisht and Safaid Chounca were extended upto 32, 28 and 40 days respectively.
Disinfestations of kinnow mandarin were carried out at 2.2 ^oC with RH 90 % for a period of 14 days as required by China and Iran.
Irradiation Techniques were successfully used to extended shelf life of onion upto 180 days with no sprouting/rotting.
Controlled ripening of tomato was done with ethylene for colour development during the winter season.
Introduction of grading & packing standards for major fruits & vegetables.
Cold store modernization resulted 15 –25 % energy saving.
Research & development trials to develop appropriate storage
Technology for mango, citrus, potato, onion etc. for extension of
shelf life.
Developed Mobile Air Blast Pre Cooling Unit.
More than 3600 persons were trained during last five years through training & demonstration programme through out the Punjab

Food Technology

Designed and fabricated tunnel dehydrator through local resources.
Developed and standardized carbonated soft drinks (orange, lemon lime and cola).
Standardized different doses of antioxidant for shelf life extension of potato chips.
Developed value added olive products i.e., olive pickle, preserve and oil.
Developed and standardized various kind of fruit based product i.e. squash, soft drinks, pickles, syrup, jam jelly etc.
More than 5500 persons were trained in fruit and vegetable preservation during last five years through out Punjab.
Bio-Chemistry

Developed the best economical doses of different fertilizers for obtaining maximum yield and good quality fodder corps

290 samples of different sugars cane verities/ lines were analyzed for their quality characteristics.

Utilized different agro-industrial wastes as plant nutrient source & soil improver.

Nutritional quality evaluation of 203 samples of cereals crops, 162 samples of fruit and vegetables and 153 samples of fodder crops during 2008-09.

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