Effect of post-harvest treatment and storage conditions on quality of plum cv. Santa Rosa

Freshly harvested fruits were subjected to post-harvest treatments of 4% calcium chloride, 0.1% carbendazim, wax coating, High Density Poly-Ethylene (HDPE) packaging with ethylene absorbants and HDPE packaging with 1.5% ventilation. The treated fruits were kept under two storage conditions viz ambient and Zero Energy Cool Chamber and were evaluated at periodical intervals for various physico-chemical and sensory attributes. Among the post harvest treatments fruits treated with 4% calcium chloride and kept in Zero Energy Cool Chamber maintained higher values of firmness, TSS, acidity, sugars, minimum values of physiological loss in weight, spoilage and scored higher acceptability scores.