Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Surjit Moni Deka, Ananta Madhav Baruah and Samindra Baishya

Abstract:
Physio-biochemical constituents of the fruit khasi Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco) cultivated in Assam was studied during different stages of development following 90 days after fruit setting (DAFS) to 210 DAFS. The parameters such as fruit weight, diameter, volume, pulp weight, peel weight and pulp-peel ratio as well as moisture, juice percentage, TSS, titratable acidity, sugar and juice pH were evaluated. An increase in fruit weight (23.46 to 78.32 g), pulp weight (16.98 to 61.06 g), peel weight (6.48 to 17.26 g), fruit diameter (3.33 to 5.20 cm) and volume (24.66 to 78.67 cc) were observed from 90 DAFS to 210 DAFS respectively. Other parameters like Pulp: peel, moisture content, TSS, total soluble, reducing and nonreducing sugar, juice content and juice percentage also increased as the fruit matured. Reducing, non-reducing and total sugar were found to augment from 1.65, 0.87 and 2.52 percent at 90 DAFS to 2.85, 3.86 and 6.7 percent at 210 DAFS respectively.