Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, India
Online published on 7 June, 2014.
Investigations were carried out to know the optimum concentration of calcium salts and the best wrapping material for increasing shelf life of guava. Fruits treated with calcium chloride 1% and wrapped in newspaper recorded minimum reduction in fruit size (length and breadth) weight and best in organoleptic evaluation during storage period.
Calcium salts, Guava, Newspapers, Post harvest