Effect of storage on post-harvest life of different cultivars of chilli (Capsicum frutescens) under tropical conditions of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Attri, B. L.; Kishan Swaroop; Medhi, R. P.;
Indian Journal of Horticulture
2002
บทคัดย่อ
Eight chilli cultivars were studied for their physical characters, followed by storage study at ambient (28-30 deg C) and low (6-8 deg C) temperatures having relative humidity of 90-95% and 75%, respectively. After recording the physical characters, the fruits were packed in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) having 5% holes, kept in plastic baskets and stored at ambient and low temperatures. In another experiment, the fruits after washing and drying were treated with 20 ppm Benlate [benomyl] for 2 minutes. The physical characters of the different cultivars varied significantly because of difference in their genetic make-up. During postharvest storage of chilli, physiological loss in weight of 70.03% was recorded in LCA 206 after 8 days, whereas minimum loss (15.95%) was observed in LCA 334. After storage of 60 days in polyethylene at low temperature, the highest weight loss (66.19%) and lowest (34.24%) were recorded in Surya and BC 14-2, respectively. In 19 cultivars of chilli treated with 20 ppm Benlate and stored at ambient temperature, the maximum and minimum loss of 77.62 and 43.31% were recorded in PP 977268 and Phule Sai, respectively, after 15 days. At low temperature, the highest (49.18%) and lowest (2.43%) loss were recorded in PP 977623 and PP 977268, respectively.