Abstract
An experiment was conducted to observe the effects of pre-harvest treatments followed by storage under different packaging materials on shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits during storage at ambient conditions (35 ± 5°C; 65 ± 5% RH). The physiological loss in weight was maximum (46.0%) in control (P0 = Packing under simple paper bags of grey colour) after storage, while lowest reduction (2.8%) in packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes) (P6 treatment) even after 10 days of storage. The later treatments recorded merely 66% of darker fruits that the other treatments (100%). Highest shriveled and undesirable fruits were also observed under control. Vitamin C and titrable acidity decreased continuously but total soluble solids (TSS) and total sugars increased initially and decrease afterwards. The highest TSS (23.66°Brix) was observed for the tree which received pre-harvest spray of (on tree canopy 45 days before harvesting) CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%) and TSS substantially reduced (17.6°Brix) under control (pre-harvest spray with normal water). Average fruit weight also improved (24.58 g) in trees receiving pre-harvest spray with 0.4% CaCl2. Boric acid (1.0%) also drastically reduced fruit length (3.18 cm) and diameter (3.24 cm), while CaCl2 (0.4%) positively affected the fruit size (3.52 and 3.56 cm). Thus, the pre-harvest spray of CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%) coupled with completely packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes) was efficient in prolonging the shelf-life and quality of ber fruits.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Plain paper bag packing gave the largest physiological weight loss (46.0%) of ber fruit after storage.
- Taxon
- ber
Ziziphus mauritianae0 - Treatment
- simple paper bags of grey coloure1
- Outcome
- physiological loss in weighte1
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 46.0%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“The physiological loss in weight was maximum (46.0%) in control (P0 = Packing under simple paper bags of grey colour) after storage”
Claim · model-written summary
Packed poly bags with pinhole ziplock gave the lowest physiological weight loss (2.8%) of ber fruit.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes)e2
- Outcome
- physiological loss in weighte1
- Direction
- lowest reductione2
- Value
- 2.8%e2
- Qualifier
- even after 10 days of storagee2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“The physiological loss in weight was maximum (46.0%) in control (P0 = Packing under simple paper bags of grey colour) after storage”
e2“lowest reduction (2.8%) in packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes) (P6 treatment) even after 10 days of storage”
Claim · model-written summary
Later treatments had 66% darker fruits compared with 100% in the other treatments.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- later treatmentse3
- Outcome
- darker fruitse3
- Direction
- lowerinferrede3
- Value
- 66%e3
- Comparator
- other treatmentse3
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e3“The later treatments recorded merely 66% of darker fruits that the other treatments (100%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Control treatment had the highest proportion of shriveled and undesirable ber fruits.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- controle4
- Outcome
- shriveled and undesirable fruitse4
- Direction
- Higheste4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e4“Highest shriveled and undesirable fruits were also observed under control”
Claim · model-written summary
Vitamin C and titratable acidity of ber fruit decreased continuously during storage.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Outcome
- Vitamin C and titrable aciditye5
- Direction
- decreasede5
- Qualifier
- continuouslye5
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e5“Vitamin C and titrable acidity decreased continuously”
Claim · model-written summary
Total soluble solids and total sugars of ber fruit increased initially and decreased afterwards during storage.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Outcome
- total soluble solids (TSS) and total sugarse6
- Direction
- increasede6
- Qualifier
- initially and decrease afterwardse6
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e6“total soluble solids (TSS) and total sugars increased initially and decrease afterwards”
Claim · model-written summary
Pre-harvest spray of CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%) gave the highest TSS (23.66°Brix) in ber fruit.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%)e7
- Outcome
- TSSe7
- Direction
- higheste7
- Value
- 23.66°Brixe7
- Comparator
- pre-harvest spray with normal watere1
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e7“The highest TSS (23.66°Brix) was observed for the tree which received pre-harvest spray of (on tree canopy 45 days before harvesting) CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%)”
e1“TSS substantially reduced (17.6°Brix) under control (pre-harvest spray with normal water)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pre-harvest spray with normal water gave TSS of 17.6°Brix in ber fruit, substantially reduced compared with the highest.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- pre-harvest spray with normal watere1
- Outcome
- TSSe1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 17.6°Brixe1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“TSS substantially reduced (17.6°Brix) under control (pre-harvest spray with normal water)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pre-harvest spray with 0.4% CaCl2 improved average fruit weight of ber (24.58 g).
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- pre-harvest spray with 0.4% CaCl2e1
- Outcome
- Average fruit weighte1
- Direction
- improvede1
- Value
- 24.58 ge1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“Average fruit weight also improved (24.58 g) in trees receiving pre-harvest spray with 0.4% CaCl2”
Claim · model-written summary
Boric acid (1.0%) pre-harvest spray reduced ber fruit length (3.18 cm).
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- Boric acid (1.0%)e1
- Outcome
- fruit lengthe1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 3.18 cme1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“Boric acid (1.0%) also drastically reduced fruit length (3.18 cm) and diameter (3.24 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Boric acid (1.0%) pre-harvest spray reduced ber fruit diameter (3.24 cm).
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- Boric acid (1.0%)e1
- Outcome
- diametere1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 3.24 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“Boric acid (1.0%) also drastically reduced fruit length (3.18 cm) and diameter (3.24 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
CaCl2 (0.4%) pre-harvest spray positively affected ber fruit size (3.52 and 3.56 cm).
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- CaCl2 (0.4%)e1
- Outcome
- fruit sizee1
- Direction
- positively affectede1
- Value
- 3.52 and 3.56 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“CaCl2 (0.4%) positively affected the fruit size (3.52 and 3.56 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pre-harvest spray of CaCl2 and boric acid with completely packed poly bags is recommended for prolonging the shelf-life and quality of ber fruit.
- Taxon
- berZiziphus mauritianae0
- Treatment
- pre-harvest spray of CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%) coupled with completely packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes)e1
- Outcome
- shelf-life and quality of ber fruitse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“shelf-life and quality of ber cv. Seb fruits”
e1“the pre-harvest spray of CaCl2 (0.4%) + boric acid (1.0%) coupled with completely packed poly bags (ziplocked with pinhead holes) was efficient in prolonging the shelf-life and quality of ber fruits”
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