ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
P.B. JADHAV1*, N.P. GURAV2
1Ecofrost Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Survey No 134/1, 134/2,130/3, Jeevan Nagar, Tathawade, Pune, 411 033, Maharashtra, India
2Ecofrost Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Survey No 134/1, 134/2,130/3, Jeevan Nagar, Tathawade, Pune, 411 033, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : parag@ecozensolutions.com
Received : 04-09-2018 Accepted : 11-09-2018 Published : 15-09-2018
Volume : 10 Issue : 17 Pages : 7092 - 7101
Int J Agr Sci 10.17 (2018):7092-7101
Keywords : Capsicum, Cold Storage
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to the Director, Ecofrost Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Jeevan Nagar, Tathawade, Pune, Maharashtra, 411 033 for providing excellent facilities for conducting this research. Financial assistance provided by the Ecofrost Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Pune, Maharashtra, India is highly appreciated.
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed
Uniform and healthy Capsicum fruits of cv. ‘Bachata’ (Yellow coloured), ‘Mashelia’ (Red coloured), ‘Bombay Green’ (Green coloured) and ‘Local Green’ (Green coloured) were used for studying the storage-life (days) in cold storage unit of Ecofrost and normal room conditions (RT). Selected fruit of cultivars were kept in cold storage at 10°C and 93% RH conditions. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of cold storage on the post-harvest storage-life (days) of Capsicum cultivars at 10°C and 93% RH. The results showed that keeping the fruit of Capsicum cv. ‘Bachata F1’ (16 Days), ‘Mashelia’ (15 days), ‘Bombay Green’ (14 days) and ‘Local Green’ (12 days) under cold storage at 10°C and 93% relative humidity, recorded better retention of fruit qualities. Average post-storage-life (days) was observed in cv. ‘Bachata F1’, ‘Mashelia’, ‘Bombay Green’ and ‘Local Green’ as 2.5 days, 2.5 days, 2.0 days and 2.0 days, respectively under room temperature after taking it from cold storage at the end of day 12 after storage. Weight loss was recorded 44 kg/1000 kg (V1), 42.90 kg/1000 kg (V2), 34.42 kg/1000 kg (V3) and 69.60 kg/1000 kg (V4), at the end of 12th day inside cold storage. Chilling and disease development symptoms were not seen. Shelf life was recorded maximum in ‘Bachata F1’ cultivar as compared to other cultivars.
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