Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Sunil Manikpuri, Saket Mishra, Shashi Kant Ekka and Kali Charan

Abstract:
A study was conducted at the Post Harvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, NAI, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.), during the academic years 2023-2024. The experiment consisted of 9 treatments of diverse materials, including LDPE (40 micron) bag, Aluminium foil, Gunny bag, Plastic box, and Silica gel vial (2 g), replicated three times in a Completely Randomized Design. The primary purpose of the experiment was to determine the effect of various packaging materials on the physical and qualitative characteristics of bananas. According to the results of the current study, Treatment T₂ [LDPE (40 micron) polythene bag + Silica gel sachet (2 g)] was found best with, [167.51 (5 days), 165.32 (10 days) and 160.96 (15 days)] g fruit weight, [3.21 (5 days), 2.79 (10 days) and 2.57 (15 days)] Kg/cm2 fruit firmness, [1.99 (5 days), 3.27 (10 days) and 5.82 (15 days)] % physiological weight loss %, [1.38 (5 days), 2.06 (10 days) and 2.11 (15 days)] pulp to peel ratio, 8.65 days to colour break,[0.00 (5 days), 2.78 (10 days) and 16.67 (15 days)] % spoilage, 17.51 days shelf life. [7.93 (5 days), 12.91 (10 days) and 17.09 (15 days)] ºBrix TSS, [0.95 (5 days), 0.72 (10 days) and 0.63 (15 days)] % acidity, [3.38 (5 days), 3.56 (10 days) and 7.34 (15 days)] % reducing sugar, [6.63 (5 days), 10.35 (10 days) and 14.45 (15 days)] % Total sugar, [3.09 (5 days), 6.45 (10 days) and 6.75 (15 days)] % non-reducing sugar, [12.90 (5 days), 12.05 (10 days) and 11.53 (15 days)] mg/100 g of pulp ascorbic acid and [4.78 (5 days), 5.24 (10 days) and 6.1 (15 days)] pH.