Influence of pre- and post-harvest treatments on shelf-life and quality attributes of ber fruits
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Influence of pre- and post-harvest treatments on shelf-life and quality attributes of ber fruits
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SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
R S SINGH O P AWASTHI |
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Zyziphus mauritiana Lamk
quality pre-harvest treatments shelf-life |
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An experiment was conducted to observe the effects of pre-harvest treatments followed by storage under different packaging materials on shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits during storage at ambient conditions (35 ± 5°C; 65 ± 5% RH). The physiological loss in weight was maximum (46.0%) in control (P0 = Packing under simple paper bags of grey colour) after storage, while lowest reduction (2.8%) in packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes) (P6 treatment) even after 10 days of storage. The later treatments recorded merely 66% of darker fruits that the other treatments (100%). Highest shriveled and undesirable fruits were also observed under control. Vitamin C and titrable acidity decreased continuously but total soluble solids (TSS) and total sugars increased initially and decrease afterwards. The highest TSS (23.66°Brix) was observed for the tree which received pre-harvest spray of (on tree canopy 45 days before harvesting) CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%) and TSS substantially reduced (17.6°Brix) under control (pre-harvest spray with normal water). Average fruit weight also improved (24.58 g) in trees receiving pre-harvest spray with 0.4% CaCl2. Boric acid (1.0%) also drastically reduced fruit length (3.18 cm) and diameter (3.24 cm), while CaCl2 (0.4%) positively affected the fruit size (3.52 and 3.56 cm). Thus, the pre-harvest spray of CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%) coupled with completely packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes) was efficient in prolonging the shelf-life and quality of ber fruits. ICAR New Delhi |
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2019-12-04T06:07:36Z
2019-12-04T06:07:36Z 2013-12-31 |
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Research Paper
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Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Singh, R.S. and Awasthi, O.P. (2013). Influence of pre- and post-harvest treatments on shelf-life and quality attributes of ber fruits. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 70 (4): 610-614
0972-8538 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/26917 |
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English
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Horticultural Society of India, New Delhi
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