Studies of plant extracts and wrapping materials on total soluble solids (%), ascorbic acid and acidity of mango (cv. KESAR) fruit during storage.
Shinde G. S., Kakade D. K., Jadhav P. B., Karetha K. M., Aklade S. A., Sharma S. J., Deshmukh N. A., Memane P. G.
Author Affiliation: Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
Asian Journal of Horticulture 4 : 504-506
Abstract : The investigation was carried out with a view to study the retardation of ripening process and to minimize the post harvest losses in mango fruit cv. 'KESAR' under the influence of various plant extract treatments viz., neem leaf extract, bael leaf extract, neem oil and sesame oil; and wrapping material viz., tissue paper and polynet wrapping. Matured freshly harvested mango fruits of uniform size were treated with different treatments as post harvest dips for ten minutes. Then fruits were wrapped with wrapping materials and kept in Corrugated Fiber Board (CFB) boxes at ambient temperature (35±2°C). The fruit treated with different plant extracts and wrapped in different wrapping materials, showed lower and slower rate in physical and chemical changes than control fruits. The fruits treated with neem oil 10 per cent proved to be most effective slower increase in TSS, while slower decrease in ascorbic acid and acidity during storage. Among wrapping materials, tissue paper was promising material.