Agro-food industry, Biochar production, Biomass residues,Hydrothermal carbonization

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Nema, Prabhat K. and Agarwal, Tripti (2014) Biochar production from agro-food industry residues: A sustainable approach for soil and environmental management. Current Science, 107 (10). pp. 1673-1682. ISSN 0011-3891

COI, Cassava, Ethiopia, Heterobostrychus brunneus

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Kirchner, Sascha M., Langguth, Henning, Döring, Thomas F. and Hensel, Oliver (2017) Boxwood borer heterobostrychus brunneus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) infesting dried cassava: A current record from southern Ethiopia. Journal of Insect Science, 17 (1):14. ISSN 1536-2442 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew106)

Cassava, Cassava breeding, Cassava brown streak disease, Cassava leaves, Cassava mosaic disease, Cyanogenic glucosides, Manihot esculenta, Postharvest physiological disorder

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Sturm, Barbara and Hensel, Oliver (2017) Crops that feed the world: Production and improvement of cassava for food, feed, and industrial uses. Food Security, 9 (5). pp. 907-927. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-017-0717-8)

Cassava: Ethiopia; Food losses; Inedible parts; Value chain; Insect-pests

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Fikre, Asnake, Sturm, Barbara and Hensel, Oliver (2018) Post-harvest management and associated food losses and by-products of cassava in southern Ethiopia. Food Security, 10 (2). pp. 419-435. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0774-7)

Ethiopia, Food losses, Mechanical damages, Sweetpotato, Value chain

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Hensel, Oliver and Sturm, Barbara (2017) Post-harvest handling practices and associated food losses and limitations in the sweetpotato value chain of southern Ethiopia. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 80. pp. 65-74. ISSN 1573-5214 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2016.12.002)

abiotic stress; antioxidant enzymes; humic acid; Phaseolus vulgaris; sodium chloride

El-Beltagi, H.S., Al-Otaibi, H.H., Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Ramadan, K.M.A., da Silva Lobato, A.K. and El-Mogy, M.M. (2023) Application of potassium humate and salicylic acid to mitigate salinity stress of common bean. Life, 13 (2):448. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2075-1729 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020448)

anchote; Coccinia abyssinia; Ethiopia; edible root and tubers; under-utilised crops

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Gebre, Bilatu, Legesse, Addisu, Demelash, Yoseph, Fladung, Kirsten and Hensel, Oliver (2017) Nutritional Comparison of White and Red Coccinia Abyssinica (Lam.) Cong. Accessions: An Under-Utilised Edible Tuber of the Ethiopian Highlands. Foods, 6 (8):71. ISSN 2304-8158 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/foods6080071)

artichoke, edible coatings, shelf-life, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride, Cynara scolymus

El-mogy, Mohamed M., Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Ali, Marwa R., Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed E. and Abdeldaym, Emad A. (2020) Improving postharvest storage of fresh artichoke bottoms by an edible coating of Cordia myxa gum. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 163:111143. ISSN 0925-5214 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2020.111143)

beetroot peel; phenolic compounds; IC 50%; fish fillet; TBA

El-Beltagi, Hossam S., El-Mogy, Mohamed M., Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Mansour, Abdallah Tageldein, Shalaby, Tarek A. and Ali, Marwa Rashad (2022) Phytochemical characterization and utilization of dried red beetroot (Beta vulgaris) peel extract in maintaining the quality of Nile Tilapia fish fillet. Antioxidants, 11 (5):906. ISSN 2076-3921 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11050906)

cassava processing

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 and Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 (2021) Solar technology casts a bright future for improved cassava processing. Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London, University of Greenwich. (Unpublished)

cassava, cyclone separators, sub-Saharan Africa, technical manual

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2021) How to evaluate the performance of CYCLONES. [Working Paper]

cassava, grater, grating machine, sub-Saharan Africa, technical manual

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2021) How to evaluate the performance of CASSAVA GRATERS. [Working Paper]

cassava, hammermills, sub-Saharan Africa, technical manual

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2021) How to evaluate the performance of HAMMERMILLS. [Working Paper]

cassava, peeling machine, sub-Saharan Africa, technical manual

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2021) How to evaluate the performance of CASSAVA PEELING MACHINES. [Working Paper]

cassava, pneumatic dryers, sub-Saharan Africa, technical manual, food industry

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2021) How to evaluate the performance of CASSAVA DRYERS. [Working Paper]

cassava, presses, pressing machine, sub-Saharan Africa, technical manual

Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2021) How to evaluate the performance of Cassava Presses. [Working Paper]

cassava; climate extremes; biotic stress; cyanide toxicity; food security; sub-Saharan Africa

Nyaika, Jacinta, Abayomi, Louise, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 and Coast, Onoriode ORCID: 0000-0002-5013-4715 (2024) Cyanide in cassava-understanding the impacts of climate variability and impact on food security in SSA. Food and Energy Security, 13 (4):e573. pp. 1-23. ISSN 2048-3694 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.573)

cassava; storage; PPD; starch; shelf-life; postharvest losses

Tomlins, Keith, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Omohimi, Celestina, Sanni, Lateef Oladimeji, Adegoke, Adekola, Adebowale, Abdul-Rasaq Adesola and Bennett, Ben (2021) Enhancing the shelf-life of fresh cassava roots: A field evaluation of simple storage bags. Processes, 9 (4):577. ISSN 2227-9717 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9040577)

date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.); datesmicrobial spoilagepost; harvest practices; Morocco

Jdaini, Kawtar, Alla, Fouzia, Mhamdi, Hanane, Guerrouj, Kamal, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 and Elhoumaizi, Mohammed (2022) Effect of harvesting and post-harvest practices on the microbiological quality of dates fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.). Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 21 (8). pp. 552-559. ISSN 1658-077X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssas.2022.04.001)

date palm; ‘Mejhoul’; Morocco; physicochemical; microbiological

Elhoumaizi, Mohammed Aziz, Jdaini, Kawtar, Alla, Fouzia and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2023) Variations in physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of ‘Mejhoul’ dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) from Morocco and new countries of its expansion. Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 22 (5). pp. 318-326. ISSN 1658-077X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssas.2023.02.003)

dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.); Phenolic components; antioxidant activity; solvent optimization; mixture design

Jdaini, K, Alla, F, Mansouri, F, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 and Elhoumaizi, M.A. (2022) Optimizing the extraction of phenolic antioxidants from date palm fruit by simplex-centroid solvent mixture design. Heliyon, 9 (1):E12738. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2405-8440 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12738)

dietary knowledge, infants’ diet, malnutrition, Nepalese mother, socio-economic status

Shrestha, L., Parmar, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Kulig, B., Hensel, O. and Sturm, B. (2019) Feeding practices of pre-school children and associated factors in Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 33 (2). pp. 241-251. ISSN 0952-3871 (Print), 1365-277X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12715)

energy modeling; density; thermal conductivity; thermal diffusivity; specific heat capacity; regression models; multivariate

Mwape, Mwewa Chikonkolo, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Roman, Franz, Azouma, Yaovi Ouézou, Emmambux, Naushad M. and Hensel, Oliver (2023) Determination and modeling of proximate and thermal properties of de-watered cassava mash (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and Gari (Gelatinized cassava mash) traditionally processed (in situ) in Togo. Energies, 6 (19):6836. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1996-1073 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/en16196836)

farmers handling; spice mix; beriberi; aflatoxin; ochratoxin

Satheesh, Neela, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Fanta, Solomon Workneh and Stathers, Tanya ORCID: 0000-0002-7767-6186 (2023) Postharvest handling practices and mycotoxin occurrence along the dried berbere chilli pepper value chain: a case study from Northern Ethiopia. Journal of Stored Products Research, 103:102157. ISSN 0022-474X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2023.102157)

foliar application, mineral nutrients, Ca, plant growth, postharvest quality, chlorophyll

El-mogy, Mohamed M., Mahmoud, Abdel Wahab M., El-sawy, Mohamed B. I. and Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2019) Pre-harvest foliar application of mineral nutrients to retard chlorophyll degradation and preserve bio-active compounds in broccoli. Agronomy, 9 (11):711. ISSN 2073-4395 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9110711)

food loss; food waste; post-harvest losses; measurement methods; food security

Shee, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-1836-9637 , Parmar, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Raut, S., Strum, B. and Bennett, B. (2023) Assessing the measurement methods of post-harvest food loss and waste: opportunities and challenges. Enterprise Development and Microfinance, 33 (4). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1755-1978 (Print), 1755-1986 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.22-00062)

green beans, postharvest, shelflife

Awad, Asmaa H. R. ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Ali, Marwa R., El-Mogy, Mohamed M. and Abdelgawad, Karima F. (2021) Extending the shelf-life of fresh-cut green bean pods by ethanol, ascorbic acid, and essential oils. Foods, 10 (5):1103. ISSN 2304-8158 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10051103)

lepidium sativum, potato, browning index, oil uptake, antioxidant activity

Ali, Marwa R., Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Niedbala, Gniewko, Wojciechowski, Tomasz, El-Yazied, Ahmed Abou, El-Gawad, Hany G. Abd, Nahhas, Nihal E., Ibrahim, Mohamed F. M. and El-Mogy, Mohamed M. (2021) Improved shelf-life and consumer acceptance of fresh-cut and fried potato strips by an edible coating of garden cress seed mucilage. Foods, 10 (7):1536. ISSN 2304-8158 (Print), 2304-8158 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071536)

particulate matter, carbon monoxide, heat stress, food processing, firewood stoves

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Tomlins, Keith, Sanni, Lateef, Omohimi, Celestina, Thomas, Funmi and Tran, Thierry (2019) Exposure to air pollutants and heat stress among resource-poor women entrepreneurs in small-scale cassava processing. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191 (11):693. ISSN 0167-6369 (Print), 1573-2959 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7811-7)

pre-harvest curing; skinadhesion; sweetpotato; weight loss

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Kirchner, Sascha M., Sturm, Barbara and Hensel, Oliver (2017) Pre-harvest curing: Effects on skin adhesion, chemical composition and shelf-life of sweetpotato roots under tropical conditions. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0012-8325 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00128325.2017.1340141)

pre-harvest systems, post-harvest, farm, value chain

Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 (2019) Optimizing agricultural practices. In: Galanakis, Charis, (ed.) Saving Food - Production, Supply Chain, Food Waste, and Food Consumption. Academic Press, pp. 89-116. ISBN 978-0128153574 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815357-4.00003-1)

solar panels; photovoltaics; postharvest tecnologies

Amjad, Waseem, Akram, Fatima, Parmar, Aditya ORCID: 0000-0002-2662-1900 , Precoppe, Marcelo ORCID: 0000-0002-7937-5782 , Munir, Anjum, Asghar, Furqan and Mahmood, Faisal (2023) Decentralised solar-powered cooling systems for fresh fruits and vegetables to reduce postharvest losses in developing regions: a review. Clean Energy, 7 (3). pp. 635-653. ISSN 2515-4230 (Print), 2515-396X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/ce/zkad015)