Agro Fossil Free - Influence of post-harvest treatments on storage behaviour and fruit value of ber (zizypus mauritiana) cv. Gola

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Ber (Zizypus mauritiana) is highly perishable and has a limited postharvest life up to 4-5 days. This research shows effect of different chemical and edible coatings on shelf life of ber as well as study the maximum storage period for ber. The present investigation was conducted during 2017 at Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India. The experiments was laid out in a Completely Randomized design with five treatments viz. T1- GA3 40 ppm, T2 - CaCl2 1.0%, T3 - Aloevera Gel, T4 - Olive oil, T5 - Almond oil were used for dipping and surface coating of ber fruits and stored at ambient temperature and cold storage conditions. Each treatment was replicated three times with one replication to check physiological loss in weight. The results of the research shows that the ber fruits treated with (T8) CaCl2 1.0% coating at cold storage conditions greatly extend the shelf life of ber (30 days in cold storage and 9 days at ambient conditions) than control. Thus, treatment with CaCl2 1.0% is considered the most benefit tested one for extending shelf life of ber fruits. The maximum mean TSS was recorded in GA3 40 ppm coated ber fruits stored in cold storage conditions.