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I. Course Title
: Advances in Processing of Plantation, Spices,
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
II. Course Code
: PHM-607
III. Credit Hours
: (3+0)
IV. Why this course ?
This course deals with post-harvest operations, processing and value addition details
of plantation, spices, medicinal and aromatic plants. This course would be very
useful for everyone who so ever is interested to know about harvesting and handling
of spices, plantation, medicinal and aromatic plants.
V. Aim of the course
To familiarize with advances in processing of plantation, spices, medicinal and
aromatic plants
The course is organized as follows:
No
Blocks
Units
1
Handling and utilization of
I
Introduction
plantation, spice, medicinal and
II
By product utilization
aromatic plants
III Value addition of medicinal and aromatic
plants
2
Essential oil utilization and
4.Recovery of useful products
their storage
5.Treatment of solid and liquid waste
VI. Theory
Block 1:
Handling and utilization of plantation, spice, medicinal and
aromatic plants
Unit I:
Introduction: Commercial uses of spices and plantation crops.
Introduction to processing and products in plantation and spice crops.
Significance of on farm processing and quality of finished products.
Processing of major spices, extraction of oleoresin and essential oils.
Processing of produce from plantation and spice crops.
Unit II:
By product utilization:By product utilization in plantation crops for

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coir production, mushroom culture, cocopeat, bee keeping, toddy
tapping, Oil cake production and utilization, vermi-composting, Fuel
wood and timber wood from perennial spices and plantation crops
(crops, viz., coconut, areca nut, cashew nut, oil palm, palmyrah, date
palm, cocoa, tea, coffee, rubber, etc. cardamom, black pepper, ginger,
turmeric, chilli and paprika, vanilla, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice,
coriander, fenugreek, curry leaf, etc.).
Unit III:
Value addition of medicinal and aromatic plants: Value addition on
aromatic oils and medicinal herbs. Principles and practices of different
types of extraction – distillation, solvent extraction, enfleurage, soxhlet,
supercritical fluid extraction, phytonics, counter current extraction.
Commercial uses of essential oils, aroma therapy.Commercial
utilization of spent material.