1State Horticulture Department, Valsad, Gujarat
ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396 450, Gujarat
*Corresponding author's E-mail: ganeshstekale@gmail.com
Online published on 10 May, 2016.
The experiment comprised of packing okra pods in rigid plastic crates and LDPE bags of 25, 50, 75 and 100 micron thickness with subsequent storage at 12 and 16°C. Packaged okra pods in LDPE bags of 50 micron thickness and stored at 12°C emerged as the best post harvest treatment combination. Pods subjected to this treatment combination had the best visual appearance, lower chilling injury, lower physiological loss in weight and optimal marketability. This treatment combination suppressed quality deterioration and extended the shelf-life of okra by up to 12 days.
Okra, packaging, storage temperature, shelf life, quality
