Effect of Different Coating Treatments on Physical Parameters of Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) cv. Amrapali
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
An investigation was carried out at Post Graduate Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, An and Agricultural University, An and during summer season in the year 2016 to study the “effect of different coating treatments on storage behavior and shelf-life of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Amrapali. The experiment was framed in Completely Randomized Design with nine treatments and a control. The result revealed that fruits coated with waxol 6% recorded significantly the lowest physiological loss in weight with the highest firmness and maximum average number of days taken for ripening whereas, the fruits coated with aloevera gel 60% recorded maximum retention of fruit marketability with minimum spoilage and there by extending the shelf-life of the fruits.
Authors and Affiliations
H. J. Christian, H. H. Sitapara, P. N. Kore, A. R. Kalasva, A. I. Chaudhary
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