Dr. Sakharam Kale
Scientist (Sr. Scale)
Discipline : Agricultural Structures and Process Engineering

ERP No. 019470
Ph. No. 7087158634
Sakharam.Kale@icar.gov.in

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Field of Specialization:

  • Secondary processing and value addition of lac-resin and guar-gum
  • Phase change materials based low-cost storage and transportation of fruits-vegetables
  • Drying of fruit pulps, and development of novel dryers
  • Processing of fruits-vegetables for development of novel products
  • On-farm storage structures for fruits-vegetables
  • Protected cultivation structures for mushrooms and other vegetables
  • Rice processing – rice parboiling

Ph.D : PhD (Postharvest Engg. & Tech.) from IARI, New Delhi (year 2016)

M.Sc. (Ag. Engg.) from IARI, New Delhi (year 2009)

B.Tech. (Ag. Engg) from MPKV, Rahuri (year 2007)

Kale S, Indore N, Nath P, Kannaujia P, Dukare A. 2023. Low-cost inorganic phase change material improves the storage conditions of on-farm storage chamber. Journal of Food Process Engineering, e14395. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14395.

Kale S J, Nath Prerna, Kannaujia Pankaj, Dukare Ajinath. 2021. Hydrogen peroxide washing induced changes in postharvest quality of button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) during storage. Journal of Food and Agriculture Research, 1(1): 119-130.

Kale S J, Prerna Nath, Charanjit Kaur. 2019. Potentiality of freeze-thaw treatment to produce soft textured aonla (Emblica officinalis) candies. Journal of Food Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s13197-019-03776-9.

Kale S J, Jha S K, Nath Prerna. 2019. Determination of optimum degrees of milling for raw and parboiled basmati (PB1121) rice using principal component analysis. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 56 (4): 235-248.

Kale Sakharam, Nath Prerna, Meena V S, Singh R K. 2018. Innovative polyhouse for production of button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) in hot regions. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Science, 6(6): 903 – 911.

Kale S J, Prerna Nath, Meena V S, Singh R K. 2018. Semi-permanent shadenet house for reducing the sunburn in pomegranates (Punica granatum). International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(5): 2053-2057.

Kale S J, Prerna Nath. 2018. Kinetics of quality changes in tomatoes stored in evaporative cooled room in hot region. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science, 7(6): 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.706.xx.

Kale S J, Jha S K, Nath Prerna. 2017. Effects of variable steaming on chemical composition, starch characteristics, and glycemic index of basmati (Pusa Basmati 1121) rice. Journal of Food Process Engineering. DOI:10.1111/jfpe.12567.

Kale S J, Jha S K, Nath Prerna. 2017. Soaking effects on physical characteristics of basmati (Pusa Basmati 1121) rice. CIGR-Agricultural Engineering International, 14(9): 114-123.

Kale S J, Kale P N. Jha S K. 2017. Effects of parboiling steps on starch characteristics and glycemic index of basmati (PB1121) rice. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 9 (49): 4826-4831.

Kale S J, Nath Prerna, Jalgaonkar K R, Mahawar M K. 2016. Low cost storage structures for fruits and vegetables handling in Indian conditions. Indian Horticulture Journal. 6(3):376-379.

Kale S J, Jha S K, Jha G K, Sinha J P, Lal S B. 2015. Soaking induced changes in chemical composition, glycemic index and starch characteristics of basmati rice. Rice Science, 22(5):227−236.

Kale S J, Jha S K, Jha G K, Samuel D V K. 2013. Evaluation and modeling of water absorption characteristics of paddy. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 50(3):29-38.

Title: Novel process for preparation of soft aonla candy

Application No.: 202011012279

  • Jawaharlal Nehru award for PG Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Science 2017 for Agricultural Engineering” (ICAR award)
  • Young Scientist Award in Agricultural Structures by the Venus International Research Foundation, Chennai for the year 2017-18
  • Editor/Associate editor
    • Agricultural Engineering International-CIRG Journal
    • International Journal of Food Engineering and Technology