Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Pooja P, K Rajamani, M Ganga, R Sivakumar and R Kalaiyarasi

Abstract:
The current investigation was performed during the academic year 2022-2023 at the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. The primary objective of the study was to find out the effect of post-harvest chemical treatments on post-harvest life of a promising new culture ‘Acc.Js-36’ of Jasminum sambac which has been selected from germplasm at TNAU, Coimbatore. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 8 treatments and 4 replications. Observation on Moisture content, Freshness index, Flower opening index, Colour retention score and Fragrance index were recorded every 24 hrs from 0 hrs to 72 hrs. The present study led to the inference that flowers treated with Boric acid 4% + 600 ppm EFF for 2 hours (T₄) proved effective in extending shelf life of Jasmine flower buds up to 72 hours with the highest Moisture content, flower opening index, freshness index, colour retention score and fragrance index.