Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: July | Volume: 5 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 71-75
Extending the Shelf-Life of Banana Cv. “Grande Naine” Using A Cold Room (Ecofrost)
Dr. Parag Babaji Jadhav1, Nikhil Pradip Gurav2, Dattatraya B. More3
1Agril Research Expert, 2Agri. Research Associate & 3Head, Customer Consulting Cell, Ecofrost Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Survey No 134/1, 134/2,130/3, Jeevan Nagar, Tathawade, Pune, Maharashtra- 411 033.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Parag Babaji Jadhav
ABSTRACT
Storage at 13ºC with 95% RH was evaluated as the best condition to maintain the shelf-life of the Banana fruit cv. Grande Naine. Fruit at green stage-1 that were treated with 1% Alum and 1% Benomyl for 10 minutes simultaneously and then vacuum packed in LDPE bag and stored inside cold room of Ecofrost retained a maximum storage life upto 25 to 30 days and the post-storage life was recorded as 2 to 3.5 days. Shelf life was recorded to be 4 to 6 days in ordinary room condition. Chilling injury, decay, crown rot severity and stem rot were noted as zero percentage inside cold room since starting of the experiment.
Key words: Banana, Grande Naine, Temperature, Ecofrost, Fruit, Storage, Alum, Benomyl.
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