Postharvest quality of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Cv. Pusa Arunima Fruit as affected by different Physico-Chemical Treatments

Author: Saurabh Kumar Singh, Sanjay Kumar Tripathi, Suresh Chandra, Arvind Kumar, Satya Prakash, Amit Kumar and Vinayak

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Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at Post Harvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture and Agro processing centre (CoPHT&FP) of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Modipuram, Meerut. The experiment “A study on ripening behaviour and post-harvest life of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Pusa Arunima” was conducted in a Completely Randomized Design with 12 treatments viz. T0 – Ethrel 500 ppm, T1-Ethrel 750 ppm, T2- Ethrel 1000 ppm, T3- CaNO3 1.5%, T4- CaNO3 2%, T5-CaNO3 2.5%, T6- Egg albumin 5%, T7-Egg albumin 10%, T8- Egg albumin 15%, T9- Pedicellate fruits, T10- CaNO3 1.5% + Egg albumin 5% and T11- Control and their 3 replications, during the year 2022. The study presents several challenges, with one of the main difficulties ensuring uniformity in applying the various physicochemical treatments to the mango fruits to obtain reliable and comparable results. Additionally, controlling external factors such as temperature and humidity during the postharvest period can be a significant challenge to accurately assess the impact of these treatments on the fruit's quality and shelf life. Out of 12th treatments applied the fruits treated with Ethrel 750 ppm and Ethrel 500 ppm had significantly better fruit quality over other treatments in respect of parameters i.e., Physiological loss in weight, Decay percent, Fruit firmness, Sensory evaluation test, T.S.S., pH, Titrability acidity, reducing sugar. The post-harvest treatment i.e., Pedicellate fruits was found to be next best over other treatments in respect of observations. Based on results obtained from the present study, it can be concluded that Ethrel 500 ppm was found to be the best post-harvest treatment on account of the physical and chemical parameters of Pusa Arunima mango.

Keywords

Titrability acidity, Post-harvest, Mango, Pusa Arunima, Pedicellate fruits, Reducing sugar

Conclusion

Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that Ethrel at a concentration of 750 ppm showed the best treatment for the ripening behaviour of mango cv. Pusa Arunima during the 5th, 10th, and fifteenth day of storage, followed by Ethrel 500 ppm was found to be effective. Ethrel at 750 ppm was observed to positively affect the post-harvest quality of mango fruits. Post-harvest life of mango fruits extended when fruit were treated with Ethrel 500 ppm during the storage period.

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Saurabh Kumar Singh, Sanjay Kumar Tripathi, Suresh Chandra, Arvind Kumar, Satya Prakash, Amit Kumar and Vinayak (2023). Postharvest quality of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Cv. Pusa Arunima Fruit as affected by different Physico-Chemical Treatments. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5a): 282-287.