1Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
2Fruit Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Bhadugarh, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author: harsimratpau@pau.edu
Online published on 1 September, 2016.
Studies on the effect of various levels of ethephon on ripening of sapodilla (Manilkara achras (Mill) Fosberg) fruits under north Indian conditions was carried out on cultivars Kalipatti and Cricket Ball. The fruits were dipped in solution of ethephon @500ppm, 750ppm and 1000ppm for two minutes to induce ripening of fruits followed by drying and packing of fruits in corrugated fiber board boxes at ambient temperature. It was observed that fruits dipped in ethephon 1000ppm resulted in better ripening of fruits after three days with pleasant flavor, high TSS, lower acidity and acceptable sensory quality as compared to other treatments. The control fruits showed uneven ripening and were hard in texture with poor quality attributes
• Sapota fruits were dipped in solution of ethephon @500ppm, 750ppm and 1 000ppm for two minutes to induce ripening.
• The results reveal that fruits dipped in ethephon 1000ppm resulted in better ripening of fruits after three days with pleasant flavor, high TSS, lower acidity and acceptable sensory quality as compared to other treatments.
Cultivars, ethephon, ripening, corrugated fiber board boxes and ambient
