Area of specialization
Agricultural Structures & Process Engineering
Research area
Pulses milling, processing and value addition; by-product utilization; storage.
Significant research achievements
- Developed the ‘IIPR Mini Dal Mill G4’, a versatile mini dal mill suitable for milling all major pulses.
- Standardized emery grit sizes for efficient dehusking of different pulse grains.
- Developed and standardized protocols for pulse milling using the IIPR Mini Dal Mill.
- Identified HDPE and laminated plastic film storage bags as suitable packaging materials for long-term storage of pulse grains.
- Developed value-added edible products from pulse milling by-products, enhancing their utilization and economic value.
Publications
Personal information
- Date of joining ICAR
20th July, 1993
- Discipline and specialization
Agricultural Structures & Process Engineering
Training & Exposure
Post Harvest Handling, Processing and Value addition of Pulses.
Professional Information
Contribution to the scientific advancement
Significant Achievements:
Sub-project 1: Evaluation of existing pre-milling treatments and development of improved pre-milling treatments for ease of pulse milling.
1. Design and development of Compressed Air Dehusking Unit (To be submitted for patent)
2. Design and development of Nylon Rope Polisher (To be submitted for patent).
Sub-project 2: Processing of pulse seeds and development of methods for their long-term storage.
i) Fumigated and sun-dried seeds of mungbean (Shikha variety), were stored in different packaging materials, viz., jute bags, cotton bag, PP woven bags, metal and plastic bins, LDPE, HDPE and laminated bags (under normal and vacuum conditions). Observations were recorded for seed viability, entomological, physical and milling parameters after regular interval of four months for 36 months of storage.
ii) The study indicated that viability of seeds can be maintained in LDPE (Vacuum), HDPE (Normal) and Laminated Plastic Film (Normal), packaging methods with viability of 81, 84 and 74% respectively for storage period of 20 months., whereas, viability can be maintained between 74 to 87 in in all the packaging materials up to 16 months. As initial field infestation was controlled and external infestation was prevented all the packaging materials maintained the dal recovery.
Publications
- Verma, P., Kiran, G.B., Kumar, S., Kumar, V., Singh, N.P. and Kumar, K. (2020). Survey Research on Status of Pulses Buffer Stock in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, 54: 01–05.
- Prasoon Verma, Vaibhav Kumar, Krishnashis Das, Deepshikha and Manisha Parashar (2021). Biochemical studies of chickpea grain, dal and fractions of milling by-product. Journal of Food Legumes, 34(3): 218–224.
- Verma, P., Kumar, V., Das, K., Deepshikha and Parashar, M. (2022). Biochemical Compositions of Milling Byproduct of Mungbean and its Fractions. Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research, 41(4): 417–423. DOI: 10.18805/ajdfr.DR-1840.
- Prasoon Verma, Man Mohan Deo, Vaibhav Kumar, Krishnashis Das, Manisha Parashar, Deepshikha and Narendra Kumar (2023). Bioactive compounds of whole, dal, milling byproduct and fractions of milling byproduct of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.). Journal of Food Legumes, 36(1): 72–77. DOI: 10.59797/jfl.v36.i1.133.
- Revanasidda A., Aditya Pratap, Verma P., Lamichaney A., Bandi S.M., Nitesh S.D., Mohd Akram, Rathore M., Singh B., Singh N.P. (2021). Screening of endemic wild Vigna accessions for resistance to three bruchid species. Journal of Stored Products Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2021.101864.