Jatinder Singh
and J.S. Bal
1-Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
2-Former Prof. of Horticulture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Article History: Received: Dec 04, 2020 / Revised: Dec 17, 2020/ Accepted: Dec 28, 2020
Abstract
Current research investigation entitled “Impact of pre-harvest treatments on fruit traits stored under ambient conditions in winter guava cv. Allahabad Safeda” was conducted on 7th-year-old trees in the Malwa region of Punjab in collaboration with Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara. The experiment was designed to retain marketability and minimization of quality deterioration by treating the fruits with certain chemicals. The fruits were treated with NAA and salicylic acid each at 100, 200, 300 ppm and ascorbic acid at 75,150 and 300 ppm. Treated fruits were kept at ambient conditions (during Dec.-Jan.) and tested for quality characters after 3, 6, and 9 days of storage. It can be concluded from present research studies that foliar application of NAA 100 ppm was proved to be the best treatment concerning fruit breadth (5.98 cm) and weight (185.28 g) while the highest palatability (18.94 out of 20) was retained by NAA 200 ppm. Improvement in color development along with maximum fruit firmness (15.11 lbs/cm2) was achieved with SA 200 ppm treatment.
Keywords Guava, Pre-harvest, Chemicals, Ambient storage, Quality
How to cite this article
Singh, J.& Bal, J.S. (2020). Impact of pre-harvest treatments on guava fruits under ambient storage conditions, Science Archives,1(3), 150-154.
Crossref DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.47587/SA.2020.1312
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