APPLICATION OF γ- IRRADIATION AND CHITOSAN SKIN COATING FOR EXTENSION OF STORAGE LIFE IN MANGO FRUIT

Authors

  • Irrum Babu* Assistant Research Officer, Post-Harvest Research Center, AARI, Faisalabad. Author
  • Zarina Yasmin Assistant Food Technologist, Post-Harvest Research Center, AARI, Faisalabad. Author
  • Rabia Kanwal Assistant Research Officer, Post-Harvest Research Center, AARI, Faisalabad. Author
  • Muhammad Asghar Food Technologist, Post-Harvest Research Center, AARI, Faisalabad. Author
  • Riffat Tahira Senior Scientific Officer, Social Sciences Research Institute, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58475/45vree96

Keywords:

Gamma irradiation, chitosan coating, mango, shelf life, TSS, Pakistan

Abstract

Present study was conducted at Post Harvest Research Centre, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan during 2018 to observe effect of gamma irradiation and chitosan in combination and separately on the shelf life of mango fruit. Highly significant differences were recorded for studied quality parameters except pH for different treatments. The minimum weight loss (1.85%±1.87) was observed in mangoes treated with irradiated chitosan and maximum firmness (14.95Kg±1.81) was also retained in the same treatment. During storage, weight loss, TSS and pH followed an increasing trend while, a decreasing trend in firmness and acidity was pragmatic. Skin coating of irradiated chitosan proved better as compared to non-irradiated chitosan coating and gamma irradiation. 

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Published

2019-03-31

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Agricultural Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

APPLICATION OF γ- IRRADIATION AND CHITOSAN SKIN COATING FOR EXTENSION OF STORAGE LIFE IN MANGO FRUIT. (2019). Journal of Agricultural Research (JAR) ., 57(1), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.58475/45vree96