Post-Harvest Interventions to Extend the Shelf Life and Maintain the Quality of Indian Jujube CV. Umran 29 Under Ambient Storage Conditions

An experimental study was conducted to observe the effects of post-harvest treatments which extend the shelf life and maintain the quality of Indian jujube cv. Umran under ambient storage conditions. The results revealed that calcium chloride and SA significantly reduced the physiological loss in weight during ambient storage condition in Ber fruits. Application of 1.5 per cent calcium chloride on Ber fruits packed in nelton bag exhibited minimum weight loss is during storage period in ambient storage conditions. The application of CaCl2 and SA significantly influenced the pulp/stone ratio under ambient storage conditions in Ber fruits. The CaCl2 @ 1.5 per cent (T3) was recorded maximum i.e., 11.51, 11.39, 11.10 and 10.29 pulp/stone ratio at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th days under ambient storage conditions, respectively. The maximum TSS was recorded under T3 treatment (1.5% CaCl2) i.e., 13.36, 14.56, 14.89 and 13.95 °B at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th days of storage, respectively.