EFFECT OF DIFFERENT COATING MATERIALS ON QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF CUSTARD APPLE (Annona squamosa L.) CV. LOCAL
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2020
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DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY ANAND
Abstract
The present investigation on “Effect of different coating materials on
quality and shelf life of custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Local” was
carried out during November, 2019 under ambient room temperature at Post Graduate
Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand
Agricultural University, Anand. Freshly harvested uniform sized custard apple fruits
were selected, washed, cleaned and treated with different levels of Aloe vera gel
(10 % and 20 %), Bee wax (1 % and 2 %), Gum arabic (5 % and 10 %), Chitosan
(1 % and 2 %) and Calcium nitrate (1 % and 2 %). All the treated fruits were stored in
well ventilated CFB boxes in laboratory. The experiment was framed in Completely
Randomized Design and repeated thrice with eleven treatments. The fruits were
subjected to various quantitative and qualitative analysis for alternate days in the
storage period of fruits.