International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (808) Last page : (815)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2814

Influence of Different Harvesting Times on Shelf Life of Garlic

Shiwani*, Makhan Lal and M. K. Rana
CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar
*Corresponding Author E-mail: shiwanikamboj.093@gmail.com
Received: 8.04.2017  |  Revised: 16.05.2017   |  Accepted: 23.05.2017  

 ABSTRACT

The present investigation was executed at Research Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during rabi 2013-14 to study the effect of different time of harvesting on shelf life of garlic (Allium sativum L.). In the concerned experiment, Randomized Block Design with four replications was used, where five treatments of harvesting time viz., harvesting the garlic crop 150, 157, 164, 171 and 178 days after planting were applied. The observations were recorded on storage characteristics like physiological loss in weight (%), decay loss on both number and weight basis (%), per cent sprouting on number as well weight basis, average sprout length (cm) and weight (mg). The lowest value for physiological loss in weight (21.69%), decay loss on both number and weight basis (1.53 and 1.36%) was observed in treatment where harvesting was done at 178 days after planting as compared to treatment where harvesting was done at 151 days after planting while per cent sprouting on both number and weight basis (15.38 and 12.62%), sprout length (1.33 cm) and sprout weight (53 mg) was observed minimum in treatment where harvesting was done at 171 days after planting which was found statistically at par with treatment where harvesting was done at 164 and 178 days after planting. Therefore, based on the present study it may be concluded that for better storage of garlic, harvesting should be done at 164 days after planting.

Key words: Garlic, bulb, harvesting time, losses, storage characteristics

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Cite this article: Shiwani, Lal, M. and Rana, M.K., Influence of Different Harvesting Times on Shelf Life of Garlic, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 808-815 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2814