Vol. 11, Special Issue 1 (2022)

Author(s):
SS Patil, SA Ranpise, BB Dhakare and VP Kad

Abstract:
The present research work entitled "Standardization of protocol for supply chain management of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)" was conducted at M/s. Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited (SFPCL) - Way to sustainable Agriculture, at post Mohadi, Tal. Dindori, Dist. Nashik. And at Post Harvest Technology Centre, Department of Horticulture, MPKV., Rahuri-413722, Dist- Ahmednagar, Maharashtra during the year 2018-2020. The objectives of present research were to study the effect of storage conditions on quality of pomegranate during supply chain management. In final trial, uniform size pomegranate samples were packed in different types of packaging materials namely liner bags with CFB box, liner bags with crate, 50 micron LDPE bags with CFB box and 50 micron LDPE bags with crate stored in room temperature (17.4 to 29.8 ⁰C and 31 to 73.00% RH) and cold storage (5-7 ⁰C and 90.0 to 95% RH). The loss of physical, chemical as well as sensory parameters of pomegranate were found to be less in cold storage (CS) than room temperature (RT).