Vol. 2 (4) : July-August 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 479-480 (July-August, 2011) (New Series)
Effect of post-shooting treatments on quality of banana fruits (Musa paradisiaca L.) cv. ‘Grand Nain’
C.M. PATEL1, N.L. PATEL2, S.S. GAIKWAD3 and S.J. PATIL4*
ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1AO, 2Dean, 3,4Assistant Professor (Horticulture) *(dr.sharadgaikwad@rediffmail.com)
Subject : Fruit Science and Pomology
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C.M. PATEL, N.L. PATEL, S.S. GAIKWAD and S.J. PATIL. 2011. Effect of post-shooting treatments on quality of banana fruits (Musa paradisiaca L.) cv. ‘Grand Nain’. Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 479-480 (July-August, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
The results of present investigation revealed that banana bunches covered with blue polythene sleeve gave superior quality banana fruits having higher shelf life as compared to no-sleeving. The banana bunches cv. 'Grand Nain' when sprayed with ethephon 0.2 ml l-1 minimize weight loss during ripening and acidity. Whereas, bunches sprayed with GA3 100 mg l-1 having superior quality fruits with higher shelf life. Whereas, pulp : skin ratio and TSS were maximum under NAA 100 mg l-1 and GA3 50 mg l-1, respectively. The interaction between sleeving treatment and chemicals failed to show any significant effect on all the characters.
Key words :
2, 4-D, banana, ethephon, GA3, grandnain, Musa paradisiaca, NAA, quality parameters, sleeving, urea.
