Storage studies in pea under different types of polythene and storage conditions
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Date
2006
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out at the Post Harvest
Laboratory of the Department of Vegetable Science at CCS Haryana
Agricultural University during the year 2006. The main objective was to
enhance the shelf life of pea pods and grains of varieties i.e. Arkil under
ambient room temperature and zero energy chamber using different
types of packaging materials viz., polyethylene bags (LDPE, HDPE and
PVC) and News paper bags of 1 kg capacity for pods. LDPE packing at
zero energy chamber storage was most effective in checking the PLW and
decay loss. There was continuous decrease in sugar, TSS, chlorophyll
content irrespective of the packaging treatments. However carotenoids
content showed an increasing trend. Penicillium sp., Colletotrichum sp.,
Fusarium sp. & Aspergillus sp. were the main causal organism responsible
for the decay.
Among different treatment LDPE pods and grains packing at zero
energy chamber storage were the best in maintaining physical,
biochemical and pathological parameters up to 12th and 8th day
respectively of storage. Whereas maximum degradation of fruits was
found in News paper stored at room temperature.