A low‐cost storage for horticulture commodities for enhancing farmer's income: An overview on evaporative cooling

DP Patel, SK Jain, SS Lakhawat… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
India is one of the leading countries in the production of horticultural produces. Still, the lack
of scientific knowledge, infrastructure, and nonexistence of proper storage facilities forces …

Recent developments in application of precooling of mangoes—an overview

KK Patel - Journal of Biosystems Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Mango is a climacteric fruit and field heat after harvest can accelerate the metabolic
respiration, deterioration, and senescence processes. The precooling is the process of …

Advances in the development of a tomato postharvest storage system: Towards eradicating postharvest losses

OB Ayomide, OO Ajayi, AA Ajayi - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The production of tomatoes has experienced a huge rise over the years as a result of its
economic, nutritional and cancer reduction importance. Despite the rapid advancement of …

Evaluating evaporative cooling system as an energy-free and cost-effective method for postharvest storage of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) for smallholder …

N Nkolisa, LS Magwaza, TS Workneh… - Scientia …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a low-cost evaporative cooling system and its effect
on postharvest storage potential and physicochemical quality properties of tomatoes. The …

Effectiveness of selected cold chain management practices to extend shelf life of mango fruit

EM Amwoka, JL Ambuko, HM Jesang'… - Advances in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An on‐farm study was conducted among smallholder mango farmers in Embu County of
Kenya to demonstrate the effectiveness of simple harvest and postharvest handling …

Using Amaranth as a model plant for evaluating imperfect storages: assessment of solar-refrigerated and evaporatively-cooled structures in India

PS Mahangade, I Mani, R Beaudry, N Müller… - …, 2020 - journals.ashs.org
Some storages have limited control over their internal environment and undergo daily and
seasonal fluctuations in both temperature and humidity, which cause variation in the …

The effect of evaporative cooling system on the storage of citrus (sweet orange)

KO Babaremu, TA Adekanye… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Postharvest losses have been a very perpetual challenge facing the agricultural industries
as most produce get spoilt after harvest owing to poor postharvest handlings. Several …

Performance Characterization of a Thin-Film Photovoltaic System Powered Evaporative Charcoal Cooler for Preservation of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.)

VK Langat - 2024 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
Avocados are high moisture content agricultural produce with high vitamin C levels.
However, they are highly perishable, and suffer from high postharvest losses ifappropriate …

Study on zero energy evaporative cooling chamber for agricultural products storage

M Khalid, M Riaz, MH Mahmood, T Miyazaki, M Sultan… - 2020 - catalog.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Post-harvest agricultural products are highly perishable due to containing higher moisture
contents. Most of agricultural product need special storage like relatively low temperature …

Effects of evaporative cooling storage on microbiological and nutritional quality of Telfairia occidentalis Hook. f. and Amaranthus hybridus L.

PF Omojasola, IG Adarabierin, MA Oke - Ife Journal of Science, 2022 - ajol.info
This study investigated the effect of two evaporative cooling systems (ECS) on the
preservation of nutritional qualities and shelf-life of Amaranthus hybridus and Telfairia …