Volume 9 Special Issue 1

Preface of SSAFNS 2023

International Conference on Recent Trends in Smart and Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutritional Security (SSAFNS – 2023) organized by School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Punjab sponsored by Dhanuka Agritech Limited on dated 22 – 23 November 2023. This event stands as a testament to our commitment to fostering collaboration, innovation, and knowledge exchange on a global scale.

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Effect of Tray Drying on Antioxidant, Total Phenols and Total Flavonoid Content of Red Skinned Onion

Sonia Morya, Arno Nuemann, Promila Godara, Sharvary Arun Vichare, Rajesh Venkata Vaddi, Sahithi Rajaboina, Varsha Kothapally, Tanushree Das, Yashdeep Rao, Ashar K Muhammed and Vinod Kumar
The onion holds significant importance as a key ingredient in nearly all types of dishes. Adding onions not only improves the taste, but also, they have some medicinal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial characteristics. Various forms of dehydrated onions are available, such as flaked, minced, chopped, and powdered.

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Youth’s Cognizance and Willingness to Pay for Organic Food Products in the Northern State of Punjab

Pooja Kansra and Sumit Oberoi
Epidemiological modifications, environmental issues (EI), and increased concern for nutritional values call for diet modification amongst diabetic patients. Food quality (FQ) and standards highly influence the attitude and buying behavior of individuals. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the cognizance and willingness of the youths to buy organic food products in Punjab.

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Isolation and Antimicrobial Activity of Plant-associated Lactic Acid Bacteria against Pantoea stewartii Subsp. stewartii of Jackfruit Bronzing Disease

Nur Sulastri Jaffar, Roslina Jawan and Khim Phin Chong
Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartia (Pss) is the causative agent of “Jackfuit Bronzing,” an emerging disease in jackfruit crops (Artocarpus heterophyllus L.). The disease was first discovered in Malaysia in 2017, affecting mostly the J33 clone, tekam yellow. This disease degrades the quality of fresh jackfruit, leading to economic losses, and has remained a serious problem for the Malaysian jackfruit trade.

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Biostimulatory Effect of Biochar and Jeevamrut on the Potential of Trichoderma harzianum as a Growth Enhancer in Maize Seedlings

Arkesh Kedar Shenoy, Shaik Imran Hussain Choudhary and Vipul Kumar
The adoption of biopesticides and biofertilizers is being encouraged worldwide as an ecologically sustainable and economically feasible alternative to harmful chemical inputs. The current study is based on one such fungal bioagent, Trichoderma harzianum, which plays an important role as a soil inhabiting biocontrol agent against various plant pathogenic microbes as well as a plant growth promoter.

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Effect of Crop Rotation on Bacterial Diversity and Soil Quality under Organic and Conventional Farming System

Megha Bhatt, Chandra Mohan Mehta, Deepesh Bhatt, Anita Sharma, Dhananjay Kumar Singh and Anil Kumar Sharma
Organic farming has played a major role in increasing soil organic matter (SOM) and improving soil quality. A comparative study of organic and conventional farming under field conditions was carried out to see the effect of farming practices on culturable and unculturable bacterial diversity and soil quality.

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Horse Gram: A Comprehensive Review of an Underutilized Nutraceutical Pulse Crop

Pranav Padmanabhan, Lerin Biji Mathew, Anugrah Krishna, Karthik Mohan, Chhavi Kulshrestha, Rafeeya Shams, Qurat ul eain Hyder Rizvi and Kshirod Dash
Horse gram, an underutilized pulse with a rich history in traditional medicine, stands out for its diverse nutraceutical benefits. Esteemed for its efficacy in addressing health issues ranging from respiratory conditions to gastrointestinal disorders, kidney stones, and anthelmintic needs, horse gram offers a myriad of therapeutic potentials often overlooked.

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Enhancing Shelf Life of Winter Guava “Allahabad Safeda” Fruits using Nanoemulsion Coatings

Arun Kumar, Vikanksha Thakur and Jatinder Singh
Guava fruit is a crop which has a high rate of post decay rate due to short shelf-life at ambient conditions. To reduce decay-rate over the span of few days guava fruits “Allahabad safeda” were coated with different nanoemulsion coatings as nano-silicon dioxide, nano-chitosan, and nano-sodium alginate at different concentrations and were studied.

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