Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 17

Studies on the Effect of Post Harvest Treatments on Storage of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Fruits Variety Langra

  • Author:
  • S.K. Verma1, Deepti Patel1, Rajiv Dixit2,
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 4565 to 4567

1TCB College of Agriculture & Research Station, Bilaspur (C.G.), India

2Department of Horticulture, Krishi VIgyan Kendra, Bilaspur (C.G.), India

*Email: rajivdixit468@gmail.com

Online published on 16 February, 2017.

Abstract

Wax emulsion (6%), calcium nitrate (1%) and GA3 (200 ppm) were tried to enhance the shelf life of mango fruits of “Langra” Cultivar. Fruits were packed in perforated polyethylene bags and stored at ambient condition. The PLW, spoilage, TSS and total sugars increased with the storage period while the acidity and ascorbic content decreased. Wax emulsion (6%) was the best treatment to minimize the weight loss and spoilage of fruits. Retention of the original TSS and total sugars was also best in the same treatment. While, maximum acidity and ascorbic acid were found in GA3(200 ppm) and calcium nitrate (1%) treated fruits at the end of storage.

Keywords

Mango, Mangifera indica, Langra, Shelf life, Post harvest treatment