Claim · model-written summary
A 10% neem leaf extract dip gave the lowest significant disease infection percentages after cold storage and marketing.
- Taxon
- Guava
Psidium guajavat0 - Treatment
- dipping fruits in neem leaf extract at 10%e0
- Outcome
- disease infection percentagee0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Qualifier
- after 28 days of cold storage and 6 days at marketinge0
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Verbatim
e0“The lowest significant values of disease infection percentage were recorded by dipping fruits in neem leaf extract at 10% after 28 days of cold storage and 6 days at marketing in the two seasons.”
t0“Egyptian Guava”
e1“neem in combination with (CFB) boxes”
Title
Influence of Natural Extracts Dipping to Maintenance Fruit Quality and Shelf Life of Egyptian Guava
E. EL-Eryan; M. Tarabih; M. EL-Metwally Journal of Plant Production 2017. doi:10.21608/jpp.2017.42030
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect All extract treatments reduced fungal linear growth and dry weight relative to untreated fruits under both storage conditions.
- Intervention effect Neem extract with CFB boxes reduced weight loss and fruit spoilage under both conditions.
- Intervention effect Neem extract with CFB boxes retained firmness and TSS, sugars, vitamin C and pectin under both conditions.
- Intervention effect 10% Mentha leaf extract reduced spoilage compared with untreated fruits.
- Intervention effect Marigold flower extract reduced spoilage compared with untreated fruits.
- Recommendation The authors concluded winter guava can be stored for 28 days in cold conditions or six days in ambient conditions without quality deterioration.