Vol. 1 (1) : January-February 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (1) : 55-58 (January-February, 2010) (Renewed)
Effect of growth regulators on shelf life of banana fruits (Musa paradisica L.) cv. Grand Naine
P.P BHALERAO1*, R.R. BHALERAO2, S.J. PATIL3, S.S. GAIKWAD4 and C.M. PATEL5
Deptt. of Pomology, Aspee College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari – 396 450 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1,2Ph.D. Scholar, 3Asstt. Res. Scientist, 4,5SMS (Hort.) *Correspondence
Subject : Fruit Science and Pomology
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P.P. BHALERAO, R.R. BHALERAO, S.J. PATIL, S.S. GAIKWAD and C.M. PATEL. 2010. Effect of growth regulators on shelf life of banana fruits (Musa paradisica L.) cv. Grand Naine. Green Farming Vol. 1 (1) : 55-58 ; January-February, 2010 (Renewed)
ABSTRACT
The post-harvest treatment of Gibberellic acid (GA3) 100 mg l-1 delayed the process of ripening and extended the shelf-life as well as also helped in maintaining the marketability of ripe fruit percentage, fruit firmness and tended to reduce the weight losses of banana fruits cv. Grain Naine. Moreover, it also maintained desirable qualities like sugars, acidity and ascorbic acid in the fruits. In case of hand treatment, fruits from 1st to 4th hand of the bunch (H1) showed promising results in delaying ripening and other physico-chemical process during storage period of banana fruit cv. Grand Naine.
Key words :
Banana, Firmness, Gibberellic acid, Musa paradisica, Physico-chemical, Ripening, Shelf-life.
