Faculty Profile

1. Emerging processing techniques for the post-harvest reduction of anti-nutrients.
2.  Non-thermal processing of fresh produce

   3. Insects as alternative sources of protein for food and feed

   4. Valorization of food processing byproducts

   5. Nature inspired sustainable packaging solutions

 

1. Distinguished Services Certificate of ISAE 2013 for the significant contribution in the field of Farm Machinery & Power. It was awarded in the 48th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, MPUAT, Udaipur, 21-23 Feb., 2014.
2. Jyoti award for the best paper on design and development of vegetable transplanting machine based on original R&D which has found the application in field in the 45th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, Dr. PDKV, Nagpur, 17-19 Jan., 2011.

• Baruah, N., Prasanna Kumar, G.V., Khobragade, C.B. and Dihingia, P.K. 2023. Performance of solid desiccant dehumidifier for low temperature drying applications. J. of Hill Farming, 34(2): 70-75.
• Kamboj, A., Chopra, R., Singh, R., Saxena, V. and Prasanna Kumar, G.V. 2022. Effect of pulsed electric field parameters on the alkaline extraction of valuable compounds from perilla seed meal and optimization by central composite design approach. Applied Food Research, 2(2), 100240
• Baruah, N., Prasanna Kumar, G.V. and Khobragade, C.B. 2022. Desiccant dehumidification: a potential method for different drying and cooling applications. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 16: 1151-1163.
• Dihingia, P.K., Khogragade, C.B., Prasasanna Kumar, G.V. and Saikia, A. 2022.  Development and performance evaluation of a power tiller operated ginger planter. J. of Hill Farming, 34(2): 236-242.
• Shyam, S., Das, T. Prasanna Kumar, G.V. 2021. Co-composting invasive aquatic macrophytes and pond sediment holds the potential for environmental amelioration: Selecting the right shade of grey. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 42(1): 17-23. 
• Prasanna Kumar, G.V., Paul, S.K., Khobragade, C.B., Bania, B. and Sengupta, D. 2020. Requirements of mixed tangerine (Citrus tangerine) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) powdered peel wastesfermentation for citric acid production. J. of Scientific Research and Development, CIGR Agricultural Engineering International, 22(2): 194-207. ISSN: 1682-1130.
• Dihingia, P.C., Lairenjam, C., Zimik, W. and  Prasanna Kumar G.V. 2020. Ergonomic evaluation of tea leaf plucking in Assam. J. of Hill Farming, 33(1): 92-99.
• Baruah, N., Prasanna Kumar, G.V. and Khobragade, C.B. 2019. Feasibility study of various organic fibers as potential desiccant materials. Russian J. of Physical Chemistry B, 13(6): 969-974. 
• Mandal, S., Prasanna Kumar, G.V., Bhattacharya, T.K., Tanna, H.R. and Jena, P.C. 2019. Briquetting of pine needles (Pinus roxburgii) and their physical, handling and combustion properties. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 10(8): 2415-2424.