Applied Biological Research

  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 1

Influence of Harvest Dates and Storage Period on Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Pear Fruit Cv. Bartlett

  • Author:
  • M.Y. Bhat, Hafiza Ahsan, Farooq Ahmad, M.A. Dar, F.A. Banday, F.A. Khan, M.K. Sharma
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 33 to 37

Division of Pomology, S.K. University of Agriculture Science and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, J&K -191 121, e-mail: dmramzanmir3@gmail.com.

Abstract

The study on the influence of harvest dates and storage for various time intervals at ambient temperature on physico-chemical characteristics of pear fruit cv. Bartlett revealed that fruits harvested at 115 days after full bloom (DAFB) and stored for 15 days had higher colour score of (2.99 points). Fruit firmness decreased during storage and reached up to 5.0 kg cm−2 whereas lowest weight loss (11.78%) was observed after 15 days of storage. Fruit spoilage increased up to 24.28% in fruits harvested after 115 DAFB and stored for 15 days. Fruit acidity decreased whereas sugars and peel and flesh calcium increased during 15 days storage period.

Keywords

Harvest dates, pear, peel, physic-chemical characteristics, storage periods