Studies on Storage of Vegetables by Local People of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha, India

Authors

  • Smita Das  Lecturer in Botany, Baripada College, Baripada, Odisha, India
  • K. Tayung  Professor of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • K. L. Barik  Assistant professor of Botany, North Orissa University, Takatpur, Baripada, Odisha, India

Keywords:

Post-harvest diseases, Rotting, Traditional methods

Abstract

A study on storage of fresh vegetables by the local people was conducted in some blocks of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, during 2018. The information was collected from eight blocks i.e. Chandua, Suliapada, Barasahi, Shamakhunta, Bangiriposi, Baripada sadar, Udala and Kaptipada. During the interaction with the local people, it was observed that different traditional methods like drying, wrapping or covering with some specific leaves and straw, coating with red soil etc are used for storage of various vegetables. Besides, they use wet sand for storage of ginger, carrot, and other tubers, and preserve onions and garlic in bundles hanging from the bamboos. Discussion with the people and visit to their storage site, revealed that the percentage of rotting of vegetables was decreased by 30 to 40 percent following these methods compared to normal damping/packaging. The storage of vegetable helps them self consumption as well as earning more money during off season. Though, the traditional method of storage of vegetable is environment friendly and cost effective for the people, there is need to encourage the use of improved verities, provide storage facilities and adequate control measures for the socio-economic development of people in tribal dominated area of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

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2019-02-25

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Smita Das, K. Tayung, K. L. Barik, " Studies on Storage of Vegetables by Local People of Mayurbhanj District in Odisha, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.609-615, January-February-2019.