This book, which features contributions from specialists across the nation and is based on research from institutes such as CFTRI, DRFL, SLIET, CIPET, ICAR, PAU, etc., is a comprehensive resource for those seeking to deepen their understanding of food grains. The systematic arrangement of its contents, which includes both fundamental and advanced information on quality management, makes it a valuable addition to the existing literature. The book is divided into several sections that focus on various aspects of quality management, including Quality Strategies, Approaches and Management, Quality Evaluation of Grains and its Constituents, Value Addition, Post Harvest Plant Operations and Quality Management, Product Development Status and New Strategies, Storage and Handling, and Grading and Trends in Milling Industries.

Section – I : Quality Strategies Approaches and Management: 01. Total Quality Management and Food Safety H.P.S. Nagi and Savita Sharma 02. Wheat Protein Composition and its Relation to Quality of Indian Traditional Products U.J.S. Prasada Rao 03. Development of Testing Protocol for Processing Machinery to Enhance Grain Quality R.K. Gupta and R.K. Vishwakarma 04. Mycotoxins in Cereal Grains Deepa Srivastava, Tanuja Srivastava, C.S. Riar, Sukhcharn Singh and D.C. Saxena 05. IPR Issues — Scenario of Indian Universities and Institutions K.A. Anu Appaiah Section – II: Quality Evaluation of Grains and its Constituents: 06. Adulteration in Cereal Grains: An Overview G.S.Padda, Amarjeet Kaur and Poonam A. Sachdeva 07. Quality Evaluation of Bakery Flour Amarjeet Kaur, G.S. Padda and Umesh Kamble 08. Functionality of Wheat Gluten Proteins Bhupendar Singh Khatkar 09. Emerging Technology in Quality Evaluation S.N. Jha 10. Water Absorption Characteristics of Green Gram and Black Gram Monesh, M. Pethe, Jagdish, S. Nikhade, V.B. Kalmegh Section – III: Value Addition: 11. Use of Emerging Technologies in Evaluating Wheat Genotypes for their Suitability for Value Addition Qualities J.P. Jaiswal, Sohan Pal, D.P. Saini and Archana Vaishnava 12. Strategies for Nutrient Fortification of Wheat Flour and Bakery Product Alok Kumar Srivastava 13. Value Addition in Wheat Through Identification of Genotypes for Biscuit Making Qualities Archana Vaishnava, Sohan Pal, D.P. Saini and J.P.Jaiswal 14. Effect of Specific Gravity Separation on the Quality of Paddy (Oryza sativa L.) Seeds During Storage Satish Kumar, Sadhna Arora, V.K. Sehgal and Sapanpreet Kaur 15. Effect of Pea Grits on the Extrusion Cooking of Rice-Pea Blends Baljit Singh and H.P.S. Nagi Section – IV: Post Harvest Plant Operations and Quality Management: 16. Quality Management in Post-harvest Operation of Food Grains S.M. Ilyas and R.K. Goyal 17. Strategies for Upgrading Quality of Food Grains at Competitive Cost During Storage and Handling Rajinder Singh 18. Post-Harvest Management of High Moisture Paddy in Punjab V.K. Sehgal, V.K. Thapar, M.S. Alam, M. Arora, D.K. Sharma and P.C. Grover 19. Improvement in Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) Seed Quality in Marginal Lots by Specific Gravity Separator Satish Kumar, Sadhna Arora, V.K. Sehgal and Sanjeev Uppal Section – V: Product Development: Status and New Strategies: 20. Plant Breeding – An Orientation Towards End Product Quality A.K. Bakshi and G.S. Mahal 21. Physico-Chemical, Milling and Rheological Characteristics of Indian Wheat and Triticales for Pretzel Making H.R. Naik, K.S. Sekhon, H.P.S. Nagi, and G.M. Beigh 22. Newer Products: Potential Utilization of Cereals Savita Sharma, HPS Nagi, H Kaur and R Kaur 23. Reproducible Textural Characterisation of Commercial Biscuit Bhaskar Janve, Harsimran Singh, Manoj Pandey and K. Prasad Section – VI: Storage and Handling: 24. An Overview on Grain Storage Management Systems Sanjay Kumar Jain, N. Jindal and R.C. Verma 25. Management to Maintain Stored Grain Quality Deepa Srivastava, Tanuja Srivastava, Sukhcharn Singh, C.S. Riar and D.C. Saxena 26. Storage of Pulses Under Modified/Controlled Atmospheres Gagandeep Singh and D.S. Sogi 27. Indigenous Grain Storage Practices Used By Rural Women Geeta Thakur, Gayatri and C.S. Singh Section – VII: Grading and Trends of Milling Industries: 28. Indian Grain Market - Effect of WTO A.S. Bawa 29. A Survey of Wheat Milling Units (Atta Chakki) in Delhi Amar Singh, S.K. Jha, B.C. Srivastava, A. Pandeya and R.B. Gautam 30. Grading of Grains - Its Evolution and Need P.N. Maheshwari