International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 12

Post harvest treatment of crops using emulsified petroleum

  • Author:
  • Shourya Pokhriyal, Kanishk Rawat
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 1459 to 1462

Agricultural engineering department, College of technology, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, India

*rawatkanishk01@gmail.com

Online published on 7 April, 2017.

Abstract

The present invention relates to the post-harvest treatment method for eradication of biological infestation in crops including pests, parasites, funguses, moulds, etc. comprises the step of applying post-harvest to the crop by petroleum oil that has a density at 15° C. in the range of 0.75 to 0.83 g/ml.

Keywords

Emulsion, Efficacious, Aliphatic, Calyx, Eradication, Larvae, Inoculums, Infestations