Onion (Allium cepa L.) originated in central Asia, which is its primary center of diversity.
Though initially adapted to long days of temperate regions, its highly cross-pollination nature …

Onions (Allium cepa L.) is a biennial crop of the Alliaceae family with edible portion of the
bulbs is the enlarged leaf bases and compact stem. A wide range of landraces and cultivars …

The effect of pretreatment preceding convective drying and the mode of drying on
reconstitution properties of dried onion was investigated. Soaking in water, dipping in starch …

Apple tissue not pretreated before drying was subjected to convective drying and freeze-
drying. Osmotic dewatering was also used as a method of water removal from the plant …

In India, onion is cultivated in three season's viz. kharif, late kharif and rabi. Several local
types which are very well adapted to specific regions are currently being cultivated on a …

Demand for fresh and dehydrated onions has increased considerably over the last two
decades. To meet this challenge new varieties possesing superior field characteristics have …

Experiments were carried out to study the drying behaviour and its effect on the quality
characteristics of onions for three commonly grown varieties of onion. The quality …

Onion powder prepared from 5 mm thick osmotic dried onion slices after drying in cabinet
dryer at 60° C up to moisture content 4 per cent, grinding in mixer and sieving with 30 mesh …

Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore is a bonafide record of research work carried out
by Mr. M. RAJASEKAR under my supervision and guidance and that no part of this thesis …

The effect of predrying treatment and conditions of storage on color stability of dried onion
was investigated. The variety of onion had little effect on color stability, but storage time prior …