Effect of ethylene absorbent on quality and shelf-life of mango (Mangifera indica).
Murlee Yadav, Santosh Singh, Singh D. B., Singh G. K.
Author Affiliation: Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211 007, India.
Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 80 : 832-834
Abstract : An experiment was conducted during 2007-08 to study the effect of ethylene absorbent on quality and shelf life of Dashehari mango (Mangifera indica L). Uniform and healthy freshly harvested matured fruits were taken for this study were packed in a 200 mm gauge polyethylene bags containing different concentration of KMnO4 in different bags. The fruits which were packed in polyethylene bags containing KMnO4 @ 6% showed better results in terms of least physiological loss in weight, rotting percentage with highest total soluble solids, vit-C, total sugars, reducing sugars and shelf-life over control during 12 days of storage period.