Mechanical damage is a threat to both food security and sustainability. Bruising the most common type of mechanical damage, it causes huge economic loss due rejection fresh produce downgrading appearance quality by consumers. Therefore, this study aims examine effect bruising during postharvest handling using pendulum test technique. Pomegranate fruit were bruised once at two impact levels (1.1...

under favorable soil conditions such as existence of easily destructible organic compounds, balanced heat and moisture, adequate ventilation and abundant nutrients, organic materials are mineralized. once mineralizing occurs, mineral elements like p, s, ca, mg, k and other cations are released. a related study was conducted to determine the effect of seven organic fertilizers (leaf mold (lm), r...

Background: Soybean rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi Syd. is one of the major constraints in production soybean. Nanotechnology a new scientific approach that includes use materials and equipment capable using physical chemical properties substance at molecular level to explore biological material worlds nanometer-scale it various carriers from medicine agriculture. has emerged as most inno...

Pomegranate is an emerging potential fruit crop of Nepal and it can be cultivated successfully from tropical to warm temperate climatic condition terai mid- hills. This research was conducted study the morphological traits identify superior pomegranate genotypes at Horticulture Research Station (HRS), Dailekh in 2019. Three (HRDPOM001, HRDPOM004 HRDPOM004M) were studied for their growth, flower...