Vol. 7, Issue 7 (2018)

Author(s):
Shilpa Rana, Saket Mishra, Sudhir Mishra and VM Prasad

Abstract:
The GA₃ and Chitosan Coated Banana were evaluated for their physico-chemical properties during storage. Treatments were T_0: Control, T₁: Chitosan 1%, T₂: Chitosan 1.5%, T₃: Chitosan 2%, T₄: Chitosan 2.5%, T₅: GA₃ 100 ppm, T₆: GA₃ 150 ppm, T₇: GA₃ 200 ppm and T₈: GA₃ 250 ppm. On the basis of evaluation of GA₃ and Chitosan coated banana, T₇ found maximum (0.051g) mean fruit weight, (6.02%) loss in weight, (13.367 ⁰Brix) TSS, (1.373 mg/100g) Vitamin C, (76.507%) Moisture and minimum (0.197%) Acidity, where as maximum (7.00 days) green life, (17.70%) Total sugar was found in T₈ and maximum (15.33 days) yellow life was found in T₆ after 18 days of coatings whereas minimum was found with T₀ (Control) in all the parameters on 9^th day of coatings, In terms of Economics Maximum Net income (Rs. 46.75) and benefit cost ratio (1.95:1) was recorded in T₈ followed by T₇ with (39.75 Rs. Net Return and 1.92:1 Benefit Cost Ratio) and the minimum (Net Return – Rs. 1.25 and Benefit cost ratio – 1.01:1) was found in T₃. T₇ was found significantly superior to all other treatments in most of the parameters followed by T₈ GA₃ and Chitosan coated Banana during storage.