Effect of 1- Methyl Cyclopropene Concentration, Storage Time and Temperature on Postharvest Quality and Shelflife of Tomato Fruit
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
The present research was undertaken to study the effect of 1-Methyl Cyclopropene (1-MCP) on quality and shelf life of tomato fruits (Cv. US-440). Freshly harvested matured tomato fruits were selected and treated with fungicide at 500 μl-L for 10 min. The fruits were then exposed to different concentrations of 1-methylcyclopropene viz. 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 μl-L at 20 ºC for 12 and 24 hrs (hr) respectively in an airtight chamber and then stored at different temperature viz. 20 ºC and ambient temperature (25-28oC). The present study revealed that the fruits treated with 1-MCP at 2 μl-L concentration exposed for 24 hr at 20 ºC storage temperature found higher shelf life of 33 days along with better physicochemical changes like lower percent physiological loss in weight (%PLW), increase in Total Soluble Solids, least surface color development, decreased Percent titrable acidity and ascorbic acid content, as compared to control fruits and rest of the treatments, respectively.
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Gaikwad Sandeep Sopanrao, Sakhale Bhagwan, Chavan Ramesh
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