Abstract
Abstract: Different concentrations of CaCl2with and without modified atmosphere were investigated on storage behavior and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.) fruits under laboratory conditions so as to test the effect of post harvest treatments to prolong shelf life of perishable fruits. The fruits were prepared for eight treatments with three replications in completely randomized design (CRD). Physio-chemical analysis of the fruit was made in seven days interval. The results indicate that the role of CaCl 2 as an aspect of ethylene absorbents and delay of ripening rates by facilitating retention of firmness, quality and improving shelf life. Tomatoes treated with CaCl2 concentrations and covered with ventilated polythene bags were found to be best suited to the presence for more than a month without much affecting quality. Statistically significant (P<0.01) minimum loss of physiochemical characteristics was observed on fruits treated with 8 % CaCl2 and packed in ventilated polythene cover as compared to the control. Thus, it could be concluded that ethylene absorbents in conjugation with controlled storage atmosphere may have a prominent commercial potential to prolong shelf life of tomato fruits and reduce economic losses. The findings have significant contribution to reduce economic post harvest losses of perishable fruits and evidence to researchers.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
CaCl2 facilitated retention of tomato fruit firmness.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- CaCl 2e1
- Outcome
- firmnesse1
- Direction
- retentione1
- Setting
- laboratory conditionse0
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Verbatim
e0“quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.) fruits under laboratory conditions”
e1“the role of CaCl 2 as an aspect of ethylene absorbents and delay of ripening rates by facilitating retention of firmness, quality and improving shelf life”
Claim · model-written summary
CaCl2 delayed ripening rates of tomato fruits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- CaCl 2e1
- Outcome
- ripening ratese1
- Direction
- delaye1
- Setting
- laboratory conditionse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.) fruits under laboratory conditions”
e1“the role of CaCl 2 as an aspect of ethylene absorbents and delay of ripening rates by facilitating retention of firmness, quality and improving shelf life”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomatoes treated with CaCl2 concentrations and ventilated polythene bags kept quality for more than a month without much effect.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- CaCl2 concentrations and covered with ventilated polythene bagse2
- Outcome
- qualitye2
- Direction
- without much affectinge2
- Qualifier
- for more than a monthe2
- Setting
- laboratory conditionse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.) fruits under laboratory conditions”
e2“Tomatoes treated with CaCl2 concentrations and covered with ventilated polythene bags were found to be best suited to the presence for more than a month without much affecting quality”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruits treated with 8 % CaCl2 and packed in ventilated polythene showed minimum loss of physicochemical characteristics compared with the control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- 8 % CaCl2 and packed in ventilated polythene covere3
- Outcome
- loss of physiochemical characteristicse3
- Direction
- minimum losse3
- Value
- P<0.01e3
- Comparator
- controle3
- Setting
- laboratory conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.) fruits under laboratory conditions”
e3“Statistically significant (P<0.01) minimum loss of physiochemical characteristics was observed on fruits treated with 8 % CaCl2 and packed in ventilated polythene cover as compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethylene absorbents with controlled storage atmosphere may have commercial potential to prolong tomato fruit shelf life.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- prolong shelf life of tomato fruitse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.) fruits under laboratory conditions”
e4“ethylene absorbents in conjugation with controlled storage atmosphere may have a prominent commercial potential to prolong shelf life of tomato fruits”
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