EFFECT OF POST HARVEST TREATMENTS, PACKAGING MATERIALS AND STORAGE CONDITIONS ON SHELF LIFE AND QUALITY OF OKRA
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 52
Abstract
The present experiment was conducted at Department of Post-Harvest Technology, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, N.A.U., Navsari, Gujarat. The whole course of study was divided in two experiments. The first experiment was conducted by using different post-harvest dipping chemicals and the second experiment consisted of three packaging materials and three storage conditions. The results of first experiment revealed that the okra fruits dipped in citric acid 500 ppm + sodium benzoate 100 ppm (T8) proved to be the best with respect to maximum shelf life, higher marketable fruits with excellent general appearance of fruits. This treatment was used for experiment second. The second experiment indicated that when the okra fruits packed in LDPE bags of 50 micron thickness with 5% vents and stored at 120C temperature with 95% RH individually as well as in combination had extended the shelf life up to 16 days with maximum ascorbic acid and moisture content also with minimum PLW, TSS and lesser disease incidence. This was followed by the okra fruits packed in same packaging and kept in zero energy cool chambers, which had extended the shelf life of okra fruits up to 12 days
Authors and Affiliations
S. L. SANGANI
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP171165
- DOI -
- Views 95
- Downloads 0
ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PRODUCTIVITY OF BLACKGRAM (Phaseolus mungo L.)
The field experiment was conducted during rabi 2010-12 at Agricultural Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Pattukottai to evaluate the efficient weed management practices in blackgram. The treatments co...
GENETIC ANALYSIS IN MUSKMELON (Cucumis melo L.) USING NORTH CAROLINA MATING DESIGN
Before starting any breeding programme, it is there is need to know the inheritance of important economic characters. By studying the genetics of economic traits and the precise estimation of components of genetic variat...
CO-INTEGRATION AND CAUSALITY: AN APPLICATION TO GARLIC MARKETS IN CENTRAL INDIA
Madhya Pradesh being the leading garlic producing state of India contributes about one-fourth of the total Indian production. The aim of this paper is to assess the extent and integration among garlic markets and to stud...
STUDIES ONSHELF LIFE UNDER DIFFERENT STORAGE CONDITIONS OF FRESH OYSTER MUSHROOM (Pleurotus sajorcaju)
Storage studies for extension of shelf-life of fresh oyster mushroom in different containers viz., open vessels, polyethylene bags and paper bags at room temperature, house-hold cold storage system and refrigerator condi...
ROLE OF RAJAS SANGH AND FOREST DEPARTMENT IN PROCUREMENT AND MARKETING OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON TENDU LEAVES IN RAJASTHAN
The present study was conducted on Rajas Sangh and Forest Department in procurement and marketing of NTFPs with special emphasis on tendu leaves in Rajasthan. The study was based on secondary data. The results of the stu...