Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)

Author(s):
Sukrampal, GS Rana, Satpal Baloda, Mohan Lal Jat and Rajesh Mor

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of different fungicides and calcium nitrate on shelf life and quality of Kinnow mandarin” was carried out at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during the year 2019-20. Spray of carbendazim, copper oxychloride, mancozeb, propiconazole, nimbecidine, calcium nitrate and their combinations was done ten days prior to harvesting on ten years old Kinnow plants in the experimental orchard of the Department of Horticulture, CCS HAU, Hisar. The minimum loss (4.82%) in weight was also observed in carbendazim 0.05% + calcium nitrate 1% and propiconazole 0.05% + calcium nitrate 1% compare to other treatments. The physical and quality parameters viz., juice content, rag content, organoleptic rating, were found non-significant with various pre- harvest treatments as compared to control. Among all the treatments, the maximum rind weight was observed in carbendazim 0.05% + calcium nitrate 1% (26.10%).