Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)

Author(s):
Rohit Kumar, Priya Awasthi, Vigya Mishra, Vishal Chugh and SC Singh

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Effect of different packaging materials on quality during storage of Kinnow Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco)” was conducted at Post Harvest Technology and Biochemistry Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (U.P.) during the academic year 2020-21. Packaging treatments include T₁ (Control or no packaging), T₂ (Fruits packed in LDPE 25 micron), T₃ (Individual fruits wrapped in news paper and packed in LDPE 25 micron), T₄ (Fruits packed in brown paper bags), T₅ (Individual fruits wrapped in News Paper and packed in brown paper bags), T₆ (Fruits packed in Corrugated Fiber Board boxes), T₇ (Individual fruits wrapped in News Paper and packed in Corrugated Fiber Board boxes), T₈ (Fruits packed in perforated brown paper bags), T₉ (Fruits packed in perforated LDPE 25 micron). The Physio-chemical evaluation of the fruits of each treatment was done upto 45 days and all the observations were recorded at every 15 days interval i.e., 0, 15, 30 and 45 days of storage. The PLW, TSS, TSS: TA ratio, pH had increasing trend during whole storage period while weight, length, width and titrable acidity had decreasing trend. The fruits packed in corrugated fibre board were had minimum PLW% and volume loss percentage in comparison to other treatments during storage.