Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

Guava (Psidium guajava L.) which belongs to the family Myrtaceae (2n=22) is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Guava is a commercial crop grown in tropical India and well-known for its delectable flavour, taste and other sensory properties. Guava being a highly perishable fruit, undergoes rapid post-harvest ripening in few days under ambient conditions. The present investigation was carried out to study the effect of packaging materials and ethylene absorbant on shelf life attributes of guava cv. Arka Kiran at Post-harvest laboratory, College of Horticulture, SKLTSHU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The freshly harvested guava fruits were packed in different packaging materials along with and without ethylene absorbants and stored in ambient (28 ± 2 ºC) and refrigerated (8 ± 1 ºC) storage conditions. The fruits packed in HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) 50 microns with ethylene absorbant and kept in refrigerated temperature was found to be best of all the treatments with a shelf life of 21.01 days followed by fruits stored in PP (Polypropylene) 50 microns with ethylene absorbant and refrigerated temperature with shelf life of 20.88 days.