Technologies for Rural Development: Proceedings of NERC 2022

Description

The book spans across the research domains of mechanisation and automation, agrobusiness, food processing and value addition, climate smart agriculture, rural sanitation, agro biotechnology, and rural energy. Foreword Preface North East Research Conclave 2022: Toward Sustainable Science and Technology From the Desk of Chairman of Technical Committee of NERC 2022 About the Conference Contents About IIT Guwahati About the Editors Doubling Farmers’ Income through Promotion of Organic Farming at All Kling Dorbar, Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya 1 Introduction 1.1 Statement of the Problem 1.2 Objectives 2 Methodology 2.1 Study Area 2.2 Selection of Sample 2.3 Stakeholders 2.4 Data Collection and Analysis 3 Conclusion References Induction of RNA-Mediated Resistance Against Cucumber Mosaic Virus on Exogenous Application of dsRNA 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Virus Isolate, Bacterial Strains, and Plant Material 2.2 Characterization of Coat Protein (CP) Gene Corresponding to CMV 2.3 Production of dsRNA Corresponding to CMV-CP Gene 2.4 Induction of Resistance Against CMV by Seed-Applied dsRNAs 2.5 Identification and Rearing of CMV Vectors 2.6 Aphid-Mediated CMV Transmission in Seedling Experiment 3 Results 4 Discussion References Ecosystem Restoration Through Natural Farming 1 Introduction 2 Impact of Conventional Agriculture on Ecosystems 3 Zero Budget Natural Farming: Impacts on Ecosystem 3.1 Promotes a Rich and Healthy Ecosystem 3.2 Protects, Restores, and Promotes Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Ecosystems and Halt Biodiversity Loss 3.3 Conserves the Water Resources 3.4 Improves the Resilience of Crops to Climate Change 3.5 Combats Climate Change 3.6 Improves the Livelihood of Local People 4 Conclusion References Study the Effects of Storage Temperature, Relative Humidity, and Packaging Material on the Shelf Life of the Milled Black Rice Packed in the Flexible Packaging Systems 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Mathematical Modeling for Shelf-life Prediction 2.2 Selection of Sample and Packaging Material 2.3 Experimental Setup 2.4 Determination of WVTR 2.5 Changes in Quality Characteristics During Storage 2.6 Statistical Analysis 3 Results and Discussions 3.1 Shelf-Life Prediction of Milled Rice 3.2 Effect of Temperature and Relative Humidity During the Storage of Milled Rice 3.3 Changes in Physical Characteristics of Stored Rice in a Flexible Packaging System 3.4 Importance of Selection of Right Packaging System for Storage of Milled Rice 4 Conclusion References Development of Web Page and Android Application for IoT-Enabled Agricultural System 1 Introduction 2 Design of Android App and Results 3 Design of Web Page and Results 4 Conclusion References Development of IoT-Enabled Multi-sensor Unit for Agricultural Applications 1 Introduction 2 Proposed Design 2.1 IOT Module 2.2 Antenna Design 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Performance of IOT Module 3.2 Performance of Antenna Unit 4 Conclusion References An Improved Gender Friendly Paddy Weeder Suitable for Hill Agriculture 1 Introduction 2 Design Methodology 2.1 The Working Mechanism of the Designed Machine 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Design of Handle Grip 3.2 Design of Handle Height 3.3 Design of Working Mechanism 4 Conclusions References Market Assessment and Process Engineering of a Traditional Fermented Dairy Product: A Product for Rural Entrepreneurship 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Market Assessment of a Traditional Cheese 2.2 Process Development of a Traditional Cheese 2.3 Analytical Methods 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Market Assessment of a Traditional Cheese 3.2 Process Development of a Traditional Cheese 3.3 Supply Chain Management of Soft Chhurpi in Siliguri City 4 Conclusion References Protective Role of Leafy Vegetables in Rural Areas: Critical Review of Biology and Processing 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Literature Search and Data Collection 2.2 Plant Material and Processing 2.3 Total Phenolic Content 2.4 Total Flavonoid Content 2.5 Reducing Power 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Relation Between Phytochemistry and Phytotaxonomy Sources of Bioactive Compounds 3.2 Nutritional Potential of Different Leafy Vegetable Varieties 3.3 Effect of Gut Processing on Phytochemicals of Leafy Vegetables 3.4 Effects of Cooking Practices and Processing on Bioavailability of Phytonutrients 3.5 Ethnomedicine Practices of Leafy Vegetables 4 Conclusion References