Effect of Different Packaging Materials on Quality of Sapota (Manilkara achras) cv. Kalipatti
D. Naga Harshitha *
College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana, State Horticultural University, Mulugu, Dist - Siddipet (Telangana), India.
A. Manohar Rao
College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana, State Horticultural University, Mulugu, Dist - Siddipet (Telangana), India.
A. Girwani
College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana, State Horticultural University, Mulugu, Dist - Siddipet (Telangana), India.
Veena Joshi
College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana, State Horticultural University, Mulugu, Dist - Siddipet (Telangana), India.
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Abstract
This study investigates the effect of packaging materials on physical parameters of sapota Cv. kalipatti. Ten different treatments involving five packaging materials, out of which four packaging materials were of 100 guage each with 1% and 2% ventilations, one gunny bag and control( no packaging) were tried in completely randomized design with three replications. Fruits packed with LDPE 200 guage with 2% ventilation (T7) recorded minimum physiological loss in weight (6.97%), maximum number of days for ripening (8.75 days), firmness (1.65 kg/cm2). While maximum ripening percentage (73.89%) was observed in gunny bag (T1).
Keywords: LDPE, gunny bag, shelf life, Sapota, Kalipatti.