Vol. 7 (3) : May-June 2016 issue
Green Farming Vol. 7 (3) : 720-724 ; May-June, 2016
Effect of pre-harvest foliar application of calcium on post- harvest life of guava fruits
K.A. DAPEWAR1*, S.G. BHARAD2, K. SATKAR3 and P.M. VARANE4
Deptt. of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola - 444 104 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1,4P.G. Student *(kalyani.dapewar@gmail.com), 2Assoc. Professor, 3Ph.D. Scholar
Subject : Horticulture (Spices, Ornamental & Plantation Crops, Floriculture and Landscape Architecture etc.)
Paper No. : P-4026
Total Pages : 5
Received : 28 July 2015
Revised accepted : 25 April 2016
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Citation :
K.A. DAPEWAR, S.G. BHARAD, K. SATKAR and P.M. VARANE. 2016. Effect of pre-harvest foliar application of calcium on post-harvest life of guava fruits. Green Farming Vol. 7 (3) : 720-724 ; May-June, 2016
ABSTRACT
Effect of pre-harvest foliar application of calcium on post-harvest life of guava fruits. The selected plants were pre-harvest foliar sprayed with calcium nitrate with 0.5 %, 1% and 1.5% and calcium chloride 1%, 1.5% and 2% concentration solution at colour break stage (15 days before harvest) of fruit during last week of November. Calcium nitrate (1.5%) treatment was found superior over all treatments. It found minimum fruits physiological loss in weight, fruit decay, colour changes, while maximum TSS, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid, reducing and non-reducing sugar, total sugars and pectin contents in 0, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th & 10th day of storage. They also found less incidence of Rhizopus as post-harvest pathogen and maximum sensory rating at ambient storage condition.
Key words :
Calcium, Foliar application, Guava, Physical & chemical properties, Post-harvest life.