Evaluation of carbendazim residues from post-harvest treatment of ripening mango fruits
Devarajan, L., Chinniah, C., Jayakumar, R. and Mani, S.
Madras Agricultural Journal
2000
บทคัดย่อ
Fifty freshly harvested mature mango cv. Neelam fruits were dipped in carbendazim solutions of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5% concentrations for different periods of time, i.e. 2, 5, 15 and 30 minutes. Postharvest dipping in 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5% carbendazim recorded initial concentration loads of 6.88-8.24, 10.72 to 12.32 and 13.46 to 14.72 ppm, respectively. Varied pattern of dissipation of residue was noticed in ripening fruits when stored in open trays at room temperature (28 plus or minus 2 deg C). The fruits analysed 15 days after postharvest treatment showed residue concentration of 1.64-2.25, 3.34-3.64 and 3.41-4.18 ppm at 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5% carbendazim, respectively. Accordingly, the half life of carbendazim residues was 17.3-18.9, 20.1-19.7 and 19.3-21.6, respectively.