Pub Date : 2024-02-10DOI: 10.61180/vegsci.2024.v51.spl.08
Sujan Majumder, B. R. Reddey, Juhi Pandey, Anindita Paul, Anup Kumar, Kaushik Banerjee
Intensive vegetable production using pesticides has biggest threat to growers and the consumers. In such instances the accumulation of pesticide residues is increased due to relatively short pre-harvest interval. Use of pesticides without knowing the label claim information increases the cost of production, increases the number of spray and labour cost, ultimately leading to decrease in farmers profitability. Hence, the adoption of pesticide as per label claim is very much essential. The level of residues should be below the maximum residue limit (MRL) at the time of harvest. Most of the detected pesticides in vegetables are not registered by Central Insecticide Board and Registration committee (CIBRC) for use on that specific vegetable which is the off label use of pesticides. Crops grouping is the development of a model that allows extrapolation of residue data from a few representative crops to many other crops in the same group. This allows establishment of residue tolerances for the entire group of crops based on the residue values from certain key crops that are similar. The acceptance of representative crop is a critical component of the savings from using the crop groups. IR-4’s involvement with efforts to remove pesticide residues as a barrier for exports for US-grown specialty crops has been growing in importance over the last 20 years. By establishing a common MRL on a specialty crop from a particular crop protection product use, trade irritants between the two countries can be prevented before they have the potential to become a major problem for specialty crop growers on each side of the border. The U.S./Canadian specialty crop partnership has yielded valuable results for all the stakeholders involved. IR4 signed MOUs with Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Colombia. This model is also much needed for India to regulate the pesticide label claims for numerous crops.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-10DOI: 10.61180/vegsci.2024.v51.spl.04
Sudhir Singh, Swati Sharma, Shreya Panwar, H. Krishna, S. K. Singh, Anant Bahadur, T. K. Behera
Horticultural production is reaching new heights every passing year. Presently, India is the second largest producer of vegetables after China. However, humongous postharvest losses and waste occur due to improper management and handling. Postharvest loss has been one of the main global challenges towards ensuring food security. This waste seems inhumane especially when tens of millions of people worldwide are suffering from hunger, malnutrition, under-nutrition and other chronic diseases while the food waste contributes to global warming as well. Fresh vegetables are highly perishable. Lack of proper transportation, especially temperature management during transit and storage further reduces their storability and marketing window. United Nations sustainable developmental goal 2 aims to reduce food losses by 50% by 2030. Several approaches like value addition particularly drying technology, temperature and storage atmosphere control, using edible coatings and different anti-senescent molecules like salicylic acid, nitric oxide, 1-methylcyclopropene, methyl jasmonate, polyamines, etc. have been undertaken world-wide to enhance storability of fresh vegetables. This review is an attempt to present a bird’ eye view of postharvest losses and possible strategies for the management and reduction of losses in vegetables.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-10DOI: 10.61180/vegsci.2024.v51.spl.09
H. Krishna, S. Hebbar, Pradeep Kumar, Swati Sharma, Rajeev Kumar, Shubham K. Tiwari, S. Maurya, Kuldeep Srivastava, Govind Pal, Anant Bahadur, T. K. Behera
The demand for vegetables in India is substantial, driven by widespread vegetarian dietary preferences. However, the supply often falls short due to the inability to grow all types of vegetables throughout the year. This emphasizes the significance of off-season vegetable cultivation, offering a solution for year-round production, controlling price fluctuations during off-seasons, and ensuring accessibility for people across different economic classes. Off-season cultivation plays a pivotal role in addressing nutritional deficiencies and providing economic returns to farmers, especially during periods of market surplus and falling prices. Consequently, there has been a notable increase in off-season cultivation practices, where crops are grown outside the regular cropping calendar to counter supply shortages and capitalize on high market prices. Various methods are employed for cultivating off-season vegetables, including leveraging a country’s agro-climatic diversity, using different varieties, cultivating in diara lands/riverbeds, and employing protected cultivation. However, this review specifically focuses on diara/riverbed and protected cultivation of vegetables for their off-season production. While these practices have shown promise, ensuring consistent technical support, training, and a reliable supply of inputs like seeds and fertilizers, along with market information, is crucial for sustaining the adoption of agricultural technologies. Long-term success depends on accessible extension services, and the combined impact of various technologies contributes to improved off-season agricultural practices. This underscores the importance of farmer-centric policies in guiding enduring technology adoption. Factors such as education, experience in vegetable production, access to extension services, and training significantly influence farmers’ decisions regarding technology adoption.
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