International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1498) Last page : (1507)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5718
Effect of Packaging Materials on Chemical Parameters of Guava Cv. Khaja
Soudamalla Nagaraju1*, A. K. Banik2
1Department of postharvest technology of Horticultural crops, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia
2Professor and Former Head Department of postharvest technology of Horticultural crops, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia
*Corresponding Author E-mail: soudhamalla@gmail.com
Received: 16.07.2017 | Revised: 27.07.2017 | Accepted: 28.07.2017
ABSTRACT
The guava fruits harvested at mature green stage was packed in different microns of LDPE packages (25µ LDPE, 50µ LDPE, 75µ LDPE and 100µ LDPE) placed in ambient condition where as control was without packaging. The fruits were examined for TSS, Acidity and sugars, Ascorbic acid at different days of storage. The results revealed that fruits cv. Khaja packed in 75µ LDPE followed by 100µ LDPE under ambient condition proved to be the best treatments among all the treatments which not only extended the shelf life and increased marketable fruits but also reduced the post –harvest losses without adversely affecting the fruit quality of guava. These treatments are found obviously easy for practical application for extending the shelf life of guava.
Key words: Acidity, Sugars, Shelf life, Guava.
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Cite this article: Nagaraju, S. and Banik, A.K., Effect of Packaging Materials on Chemical Parameters of Guava Cv. Khaja, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 1498-1507 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5718
