Progressive Horticulture
Year : 2011, Volume : 43, Issue : 1
First page : ( 130) Last page : ( 133)
Print ISSN : 0970-3020. Online ISSN : 2249-5258.

Effect of low cost wrapping and cushioning materials on physico-chemical properties of guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruits

Chandra Deepak, Kumar Rajesh, Misra K. K.

Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, Uttarakhand, India Email: rkshukla2006@gmail.com

Received:  6  January,  2011; Accepted:  3  March,  2011.

Abstract

The experiment was carried out to find suitable packaging material (wrapping and cushioning) for guava fruits in respect of physical and chemical properties. Fruits were packed in different wrapping and cushioning materials viz. Tissue paper, Cling wrap, Banana leaves and Teak leaves as wrapping materials, Neem leaves, Rice straw, Bamboo leaves as cushioning materials and control. All the treatments are kept at room temperature in corrugated fibre board (CFB) boxes. Fruits wrapped in Cling wrap showed minimum per cent loss in weight after 7^th day of storage. TSS, ascorbic acid and total sugar were affected significantly by wrapping and cushioning materials. Maximum retention of ascorbic acid and pectin was recorded from fruits which were wrapped in cling wrap after 7^th day of storage.

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Keywords

Cushioning material, Guava, Physico-chemical properties.

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