Department of Horticulture, Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli-415712, (Dist-Ratnagiri)
*A part of the M.Sc. (Agri.) thesis submitted to the Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, 1977.
The single and double pre-harvest dips of fruits in calcium solution significantly increased the calcium content in ripe fruits, whereas, there was no significant increase in calcium content by post-harvest Ca dip treatment. The pre-harvest dip treatments significantly reduced the occurrence of spongy tissue in ripe Alphonso fruits. Calcium chloride was more effective in reducing occurrence of spongy tissue than calcium nitrate. The post-harvest dip treatments had no significant effect on reducing the occurrence of spongy tissue.
