Evaluate the Best Packaging Materials for the Shelf-life Extension of Guava Fruit (psidium Guajava L.) Var. Allahabad Safeda
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The present investigation was carried out at Post Graduate Laboratory of Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, ITM University Gwalior (M.P.) during the year 2023-2024. The present study was conducted to Evaluate the Best Packaging Materials for the Shelflife Extension of Guava Fruit (Psidium guajava L.) var. Allahabad Safeda viz. Open (control), black polythene, white polythene, brown paper, butter paper, tissue paper, newspaper, gunny bag, banana leaf, paddy straw, CFB boxes, open mud container and shield mud container at room temperature. Data pertaining to the studies on different types of packaging material to extend shelf life of guava at different days on bio-chemical changes of guava fruit. The maximum fruit weight was observed in T12 (shield mud container) and minimum was observed in T0 (Control) on 16th days of trial, Maximum physiological loss in weight was found in T0 (control) and minimum PLW was found in T12 (shield mud container). The bio-chemical parameters were taken for the experiments are TSS, Acidity and Ascorbic acid. The maximum TSS & ascorbic acid was found in T12 (shield mud container) and minimum was recorded in T0 (Control) at the 16th day of storage, while maximum acidity was found in T7 (gunny bag) and minimum was found in T12 (shield mud container) at the 16th day of storage. After all the physical and biochemical analysis done from 0 to 16 days of experiment the result revealed that T12 (shield mud container) was found statistically best over all other packaging materials till the 16th day of shelf life
Source: PLANT ARCHIVES
Authors: Ankit Singh Rajawat, Poonam Poonam, Sarika Mahore, Rahul Singh Sikarwar, Intjar Singh Dawar, Sanjeev Singh Bhaghel
Institution: ITM University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: ITM University-Gwalior
OpenAlex ID: W4416680595