Koutik Roy and Arshdeep Singh
The field pea crop was very suitable for many areas but due to less soil fertility the quality and quantity of grains was reduced. The growth parameters like plant height, number of leaves, number of branches all was affected and same in the yield parameters like number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, etc.

Aastha Dewan and Bhupender Singh Khatkar
Gluten protein fractions play a vital role in determining the quality of instant noodles. Thus, the effect of gluten fractions on microstructure and secondary structure of instant noodles prepared from two diverse wheat varieties DBW88 and HI1500 was studied by incorporation of gluten fractions at 3% and 5%.

Khan Jabroot, Deepika Saxena, Madhurima Chaudhuri, Rahul Rodge and Sargam Kumar
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) from the Myrtaceae family whose pericarp is a rich source of various antioxidants has also emerged as an excellent processed product. Three flowering seasons mirg, ambe, and hasta are observed by the guava tree where hasta yields good-quality fruits but is not satisfactory enough to feed the population.

Shimpy Sarkar, Arshdeep Singh, Insha Muzaffar and Iza Fatima

An experiment was conducted for the study of nematode infested flowers of tuberose from the tuberose growing areas of Gangetic plains of West Bengal to extract the population of Aphelenchoides besseyi. Surveys were conducted at Nokari (Ranaghat –II block of Nadia district); Gayeshpur (Chakdah block of Nadia district); Raghunathpur (Bhangar I block of South 24-Parganas district) and Deulia (Panshkura II block of Purba Medinipur district).

Ubaida Akbar, Vikas Nanda, Prasad Rasane, Jyoti Singh and Sawinder Kaur
The drying kinetics of long-graded baby corn was investigated using a tray dryer at 50-70 °C with a tray load of 0.30-0.45 g/cm^². The sample was given pretreatment of microwave blanching to inactivate the peroxidase enzyme. Drying data was fitted in three thin layer drying models viz. Page, Lewis, and Henerson-Pabis.

Muskan Dawra, Jaspreet Kaur, Prasad Rasane and Vishesh Bhadariya
The need for substantial food production for astronauts in space has significantly increased due to prolonged space exploration missions. Microgreens, the miniature version of a mature plant, have a short production cycle, with young and tender shoots, gaining attention due to their vibrant color and unique taste.

Takhelmayum Albina, Jaspreet Kaur and Vishesh Bhadariya
Over the past decade, mushrooms have gained attention as functional ingredients due to their low calories, high fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein content. Moreover, mushrooms are abundant sources of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, and trehalose. They have been traditionally used as medicines due to their therapeutic properties.

Ankita Sharma, Jyoti Singh, Prasad Rasane, Diksha Goyal and Sezai Ercisli
Osteoporosis is the low bone mineral density and continuous deterioration of bone tissue, which makes bones prone to fractures. It’s caused by the imbalance in the bone remodeling processes, with increased activity of osteoclasts. Factors like being underweight, diabetes, obesity, genetics, physical activity, and alcohol consumption with dietary history affect osteoporosis’s occurrence and severity.

Ankita Awari, Mukul Kumar and Sneha K
Black pepper, a widely popular spice and medicinal plant, has attracted considerable attention for its versatile applications across diverse industries. This abstract presents an exhaustive study on black pepper, encompassing proximate analysis, techno-functional properties, antioxidant analysis, in vitro anti-obesity assay, and characterization using scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques.

Sneha K, Mukul Kumar, Deepika Kaushik, Ashwani Kumar, Vikas Bansal, Fatih Oz and Charalampos Proestos
Effect of germination temperature on the radicle length, phytochemical properties and prebiotic effect of finger millet, pearl millet and buckwheat were investigated. Germination of grain occurred at T1, T2, and T3 with different time range 24 h to 72 h. Results indicated that finger millet and pearl millet showed significantly (p < 0.05) better growth at T3 as compare with T1 and T2, while buckwheat had better growth at T1.