Following are the achievements of the institute:
Post Harvest Technology
- Skin coating material developed by PHRC
- Development of pre-cooling techniques
- Hot water treatment (HWT)
- Controlled Atmosphere Storage Laboratory
- Mobile pre-cooling unit
- Potato on-farm storage structure (ducts) developed by PHRC
- Introduced the grading packing shed for the export of kinnow, mango and potato
- Development of Innovative food products with therapeutic value (Turmeric drink, Apple Aloe Vera jam, Aloe Vera drink, Carrot pomace cookies, Avocado jam and sauce
- Developed long life drinking yoghurt
- Developed an energy booster Green Mango-Mint RTS drink
- Shelf life of mango varieties, Sindhry, Summar Behisht and Safaid Chounsa were extended upto 32, 28 and 40 days respectively
- Disinfestations of kinnow mandarin were carried out at 2.2 o C with RH 90 % for a period of 14 days as required by China and Iran
- Irradiation Techniques were successfully used to extended shelf life of onion upto 180 days with no sprouting/rotting
- Controlled ripening of tomato was done with ethylene for colour development during the winter season
- Introduction of grading & packing standards for major fruits & vegetables
- Cold store modernization resulted 15 –25 % energy saving
- Research & development trials to develop appropriate storage technology for mango, citrus, potato, onion etc. for extension of shelf life
- Developed Mobile Air Blast Pre Cooling Unit.
- More than 3600 persons were trained during last five years through training & demonstration programme through out the Punjab
Food Technology Section
- Designed and fabricated tunnel dehydrator through local resources.
- Developed and standardized carbonated soft drinks (orange, lemon lime and cola).
- Standardized different doses of antioxidant for shelf life extension of potato chips.
- Developed value added olive products i.e., olive pickle, preserve and oil.
- Developed and standardized various kind of fruit based product i.e. squash, soft drinks, pickles, syrup, jam jelly etc.
- More than 5500 persons were trained in fruit and vegetable preservation during last five years throughout Punjab.