Effect of 1- Methyl Cyclopropene Concentration, Storage Time and Temperature on Postharvest Quality and Shelflife of Tomato Fruit | Zendy

Gaikwad Sandeep Sopanrao et al. Gaikwad Sandeep Sopanrao et al. | Zendy

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Effect of 1- Methyl Cyclopropene Concentration, Storage Time and Temperature on Postharvest Quality and Shelflife of Tomato Fruit

Author(s) -

Gaikwad Sandeep Sopanrao et al. Gaikwad Sandeep Sopanrao et al.

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of agricultural science and research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2321-0087

pISSN - 2250-0057

DOI - 10.24247/ijasrdec201736

Subject(s) - postharvest , cyclopropene , horticulture , chemistry , quality (philosophy) , food science , biology , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics

The present research was undertaken to study the eff ect of 1-Methyl Cyclopropene (1-MCP) on quality and shelf life of tomato fruits (Cv. US-440). Freshly har vested matured tomato fruits were selected and treat ed with fungicide at 500 μl L for 10 min. The fruits were then exposed to differ ent concentrations of 1-methylcyclopropene viz. 0.5 , 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 μl L at 20 C for 12 and 24 hrs (hr) respectively in an airtight chamber and then stored at different temperature viz. 20 C and ambient temperature (25-28 C). The present study revealed that the fruits treat ed with 1-MCP at 2 μl L concentration exposed for 24 hr at 20 C storage temperature found higher shelf life of 33 days along with better physicochemical changes like lower percent physiolog ical loss in weight (%PLW), increase in Total Solubl e Solids, least surface color development, decreased Percent titrab le acidity and ascorbic acid content, as compared t o control fruits and rest of the treatments, respectively.

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