Efficacy of postharvest treatments on shelf life of ber cv. Gola under room temperature
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out at PG Laboratory of the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2019-20 to find the effect of post-harvest treatments on shelf life of ber cv. Gola under room temperature. Fruits were treated with various post-harvest treatments and stored at room temperature up to 8 days. The reduction in loss in weight, decay loss and maximum fruit firmness, specific gravity, total soluble solids, colour, Sugars and organoleptic quality were maintained by Aloe vera 100% (pure juice) at room temperature. Based on present study, it is concluded that Aloe vera (pure juice) can be used effectively to enhance shelf life of ber without much deterioration of fruit quality
Fields of Study & Subjects
Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
Food Drying and Modeling
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Horticulture and Food Science
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 06–09
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Language
- EN