Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
R Kumaravel and S Ganesh

Abstract:
Experiment on the effect of different concentration of tender coconut water on post harvest quality and shelf life of jasmine flowers was conducted under ambient conditions at Ayothiapattinam, Salem district of Tamil Nadu during July 2016 to April 2018. Early morning harvested flower buds were soaked for two minutes in different solutions viz., T₁ - tender coconut water 10% (v/v), T₂ – tender coconut water 20% (v/v), T₃ – tender coconut water 30% (v/v), T₄ – Tender coconut water 40% (v/v), T₅ – tender coconut water 50 (v/v), T₆ – tender coconut water 60% (v/v), T₇ – Sucrose solution 5% (w/v) and T₈ – distilled water. The treated flowers were kept under ambient conditions and observed for freshness index, flower opening index, colour retention index, fragrance index, relative water content, physiological loss in weight, membrane stability index and shelf life. From the results of this experiment, it was concluded that jasmine flowers soaked with 40% tender coconut water for two minutes improved the quality as well as shelf life of flowers.