College Students in Horticulture Ensure Innovation is Mouth-Watering

Students of Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State horticultural University, guided by their professors keep on increasing the standards for endless potential outcomes to use the horticultural produce in the best possible way. After making numerous items like soaps, gels, face packs, shampoos, processed foods, nutritive capsules, etc the college has been marketing through their app ‘Plantaessence’ and on many e-commerce sites now, the college has added a more valuable item to its list.

In place of grapes, black mulberry fruit has been used that has anti-ageing properties. For preparing soaps, gels, and face packs the extract of the fruit is used. Dr. J Shankaraswamy has also found a way to standardize the juice extension of black mulberry without using machines. Its result will not change any colour and remain fresh for many years without using any preservatives.

His team also found a way to make the medicated chewing gum using Chikoo (sapota) & rumi mastagi (medicinal plant-based gum) which have anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties to provide nutrition in an enjoyable way. Flavours of good fruits have been used in a natural way for good health. Using garcinia Cambogia which is found in places like Sirsi in Karnataka, capsules have been prepared for disorders pertaining to metabolism and digestion. From Cichorium intybus plant which produces a sugary starch called Inulin, prebiotic capsules have been made.

The innovative team of the college has figured out a way to make dried slices of guava fruit hold their nutritive value without losing their flavour and has standardized the process of keeping them that way, fresh.

The guava seeds which have 60% more potassium than a banana (valuable to control circulatory strain) have been utilized to make a powder from the seeds, to be consumed orally. Moringa case containers and incense sticks made of plant waste produce are some of the items.

Ripening of fruits through ‘green pod technology’ using plant-based volatiles is presently in the experimental stage at the college. Dr Shankaraswamy has recently received the “Outstanding Supervisor Award” at the Innovate FPGA Design Contest held at the BITS PILANI Hyderabad campus.

Maturing of natural products through ‘green pod technology’ utilizing plant-based volatiles is under the trial stage at the college. Dr Shankaraswamy has as of late gotten the “Exceptional Supervisor Award” at the Innovate FPGA Design Contest held at BITS PILANI Hyderabad grounds.