Effect of Packaging Materials on Shelf-Life of Transported Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) cv. Chakaiya

Author: Mayank, Singh Surender and Dhatterwal Gurmeet

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Abstract

Owing to perishable nature of aonla fruits and improper handling, packing, transportation and processing, about 20-25 per cent losses occur before the fruits reach the consumer. In this context, an experiment on the effect of packaging material on shelf-life during transportation of aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) was conducted at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2020-21. The study was aiming to assess the influence of various post-harvest packaging materials on storage behaviour of aonla fruits. Freshly harvested physiological mature fruits of aonla cv. Chakaiya of uniform size, shape, colour, free from disease and bruises were given various post-harvest treatments of packaging material (non-perforated and perforated poly bags, wooden box without cushioning, with newspaper lining, with paddy straw, with newspaper cuttings and corrugated fiber board boxes with newspaper cuttings and without cutting and plastic crate) during storage of transportation at ambient temperature condition. The data were recorded on physiological loss in weight, decay loss, fruit firmness, change in colour, injury. The non-perforated polybags was found effective in reducing physiological loss in weight, decay loss and retaining a higher level of fruit firmness, color, which helps in improving the shelf-life of aonla fruits for longer time and corrugated fiber board box with newspaper cuttings was found effective in reducing the injury level to a greater extent. Hence, non-perforated polybags, wooden box with paddy straw and corrugated fibreboard box with newspaper cuttings seem to have the potential to enhance the post-harvest life of aonla.

Keywords

Aonla, Emblica officinalis, packaging material, shelf-life, transportation

Conclusion

The non-perforated polybags was found effective in reducing physiological loss in weight, decay loss and retaining a higher level of fruit firmness, color, which helps in improving the shelf-life of aonla fruits for longer time and corrugated fiberboard box with newspaper cuttings was found effective in reducing the injury level to a greater extent. Hence, non-perforated polybags, wooden box with paddy straw and corrugated fiber board box with newspaper cuttings seem to have the potential to enhance the post-harvest life of aonla.

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How to cite this article

Mayank, Singh Surender and Gurmeet (2023). Effect of Packaging Materials on Shelf-Life of Transported Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) cv. Chakaiya. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 83-87.