Low-cost, post-harvest preservation of fresh Ginger - Zingiber officinale rhizome during winter in Lusaka, Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorK. Sripathi, Sumathi
dc.contributor.authorRamasamy, Sakthivel
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-24T12:01:48Z
dc.date.available2025-07-24T12:01:48Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn Zambia, fresh ginger is the ultimate home remedy to many common ailments as common cold, sore throat and indigestion. They supply and availability of Ginger are greatly curtailed to the common man by lack of post-harvest and storage facilities coupled with high cost. Thus, the aim of the study was to identify a low-cost post-harvest technology to preserve ginger during the winter season of Lusaka, Zambia. The current study found that the clay-covered ginger can be stored up to 6 months at room temperature during the winter months from May to October in Lusaka, Zambia. Thus, the keeping quality of fresh ginger was extended the availability of fresh ginger rhizome in off-seasons for all walks of people.
dc.identifier.issn0031-4773
dc.identifier.urihttps://ds.dmiseu.org/handle/123456789/75
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectlow-cost
dc.subjectPost-harvest technology
dc.subjectGinger
dc.subjectClay-covered Ginger
dc.titleLow-cost, post-harvest preservation of fresh Ginger - Zingiber officinale rhizome during winter in Lusaka, Zambia
dc.typeArticle

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