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4.
Nature of postharvest degradation of active principles
8
Total
32
Practical
1.
Extraction, purification and separation of some important active
principles of plants by various physical and chemical techniques
9
2.
Structural determination of some important active principles of
plants by various physical and chemical techniques
7
Total
16
I. Course Title
: Processing Technology of Forest Products
II. Course Code
: FPU 606
III. Credit Hours
: 2+1
IV. Aim of the course
To develop understanding of students about nutritional and post harvest aspects
V. Theory
UNIT I
Identification of harvesting period based on active content of drugs. Harvesting
method of underground parts, leaves, stem, bark, wood, fruits, flowers, etc.
UNIT II
Processing of harvested crops of various forest products (
e.g.
Gums, Resin, Katha,
Cutch, Tans, Dyes and fixed oil). Storage and value addition. Deterioration
degradation of active principles during storage and their control.
UNIT III
Isolation of major bioactive compounds. Preparation of active content enriched
extracts.
UNIT IV
Latest methods of extraction of volatile and fixed oil.
VI. Practical
• Harvesting, drying, grading and packaging of various forest products;
• Assessment of deterioration of active principles during storage and their control;
• Preparation of active content enriched extracts of important forest products.
VII. Suggested Reading
Bedi S, Singh T and Vyas SP. 2012. 
A Handbook of Aromatic and Essential Oil Plants:
Cultivation, Chemistry, Processing and Uses.
Agrobios (India).
Dawn CPA, Annamalai M and Naik R. 2016. 
Leafy Medicinal Herbs: Botany, Chemistry,
Postharvest Technology and Uses.
CABI.
Serdar O and Milan M. 2014. 
Medicinal and Aromatic Crops: Harvesting, Drying and Processing.
CRC Press.
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Forestry–Forest Products and Utilization