Abstract
The experiment examined the efficacy of various post harvest treatments namely control, hot water treatment, thin plastic film, chlorinated water, neem extract and garlic extract on shelf life and quality of mango. Parameters studied were colour, firmness, disease severity, disease incidence, total soluble solids, total weight loss, moisture content, dry matter and shelf life of mango. The longest shelf life of 15.41 days was found in mango fruits wrapped with thin plastic film.SAARC J. Agri., 15(2): 219-226 (2017)
Highlights
Mango is one of the most extensively exploited fruits for food, juice, flavor, fragrance and color, making it a common ingredient in new functional foods often called super fruits (Cole, 1984; Bayarri et al, 2001)
The experiment consisted of six treatments such as: T0: Control, T1: hot water treatment (500C for 5 min), T2: Thin (20 microns) plastic film, T3: chlorinated water, T4: neem extract (500 g neem leaves/500 L water), T5: Garlic extract (500 g garlic cloves /500 l water)
Mango remained fresh until day 15 if held in thin plastic film
Summary
Mango is one of the most extensively exploited fruits for food, juice, flavor, fragrance and color, making it a common ingredient in new functional foods often called super fruits (Cole, 1984; Bayarri et al, 2001). A climacteric fruit, the mango ripens quickly after harvest (between 3 and 9 days) (Mitra and Baldwin, 1997). This short period seriously restricts long distance marketing. Apart from that sensitivity to disease and high temperature, and perishability due to faster ripening or softening of the fruit, limit its potential in terms of storage, packaging and transport (Mitra and Baldwin, 1997). Proper postharvest treatments and packaging are required for maintaining better quality, extended shelf life and having access to international markets (Anwar and Malik, 2007). Shelf life of fruits could be extended by precooling, chemical treatments, low temperature, different botanical extracts, and so on. Ventilated low-density polyethylene (LDPE) have been found to be beneficial, as this material maintains humidity, which results in less shrinkage during
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