Vol. 5 (5) : September-October 2014 issue
Green Farming Vol. 5 (5) : 847-850 ; September-October, 2014
Post-harvest application of salicylic acid and wooden crates on quality characteristics of mango varieties
SHIVENDRA KUMAR VISHWAKARMA1* and R.P. SINGH2
Deptt of Biochemistry, Narendra Deva University of Agric. and Tech. Kumarganj, Faizabad - 224229 (U.P.)
Designation : 1Res. Scholar*(shivendrabiochem@gmail.com), 2Assoc. Professor
Subject : Plant Physiology, Crop Physiology and Bio-Chemistry
Paper No. : P-1798
Total Pages : 4
Received : 08 April 2014
Revised accepted : 24 September 2014
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Citation :
SHIVENDRA KUMAR VISHWAKARMA and R.P. SINGH. 2014. Post-harvest application of salicylic acid and wooden crates on quality characteristics of mango varieties. Green Farming Vol. 5 (5) : 847-850 ; September-October, 2014
ABSTRACT
In the present investigation four varieties of mango namely Dashahari, Langra, Chausa and Safeda were collected from Main Experimental Station Horticulture, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad. At maturity condition, fruits were harvested and stored in wooden crates by application with salicylic acid at 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 g/l doses. The analysis of physiological loss weight, polyphenol oxidase enzyme activity, acidity, ascorbic acid, reducing and non reducing sugar was carried out at different days intervals after storage. The data revealed that minimum physiological loss weight (2.43 %) was reported in the variety Langra at five days storage by 0.5 g/l salicylic acid treatment. Highest polyphenol oxidase enzyme activity (54.49 units/g) was found in the variety Dashahari at five days ambient storage period by 0.1 g/l salicylic acid application. Ascorbic acid content (17.72 mg/100g) was reported maximum in the variety Dashahari at five days of storage period by 0.5 g/l salicylic acid application. Maximum reducing sugar content (24.85 mg/100g) was recorded in the variety Dashahari at 20 days storage by 1.0 g/l salicylic acid treatment. Non-reducing sugar content (16.81 mg/100g) was reported in the variety Langra at five days storage by 0.5 g/l salicylic acid application. Acidity content (0.34 %) was found maximum in the variety Dashahari at five days ambient storage period by 0.5 g/l salicylic acid application. The research revealed that salicylic acid treatment improved the quality characters and reduced the physiological loss weight.
Key words :
Mango, Physiological loss weight, Quality parameter, Salicylic acid, Wooden crates.