Effect of preharvest sprays of plant growth regulators on Coorg mandarins (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and their storage studies with and without wax coating.

Rodrigues, J. and Dalal, V. B. and Subramanyam, H. and Aiyappa, K. M. and Srivastava, H. C. (1963) Effect of preharvest sprays of plant growth regulators on Coorg mandarins (Citrus reticulata Blanco) and their storage studies with and without wax coating. Food Science, 12. pp. 336-340.

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Abstract

Mandarin orange trees bearing the monsoon crop· were sprayed with CLPA and 2,4,5-T and NOA 8 weeks before harvest. Fruits treated with 2,4,5-T (25 and 50 ppm) and CLPA (25 ppm) had 34, 35 and 28 % more weight, respectively, than the control and also had higher percentage of juice and reduced pomace content with a corresponding increase in peel moisture. When stored for 35 days at 42-45°F and 85-90% R.H., the treated fruits suffered less physiological loss in weight, a greater percentage of them being in marketable condition as compared with the untreated ones. The vitamin C loss also was much less during storage. The treatments had little effect on respiratory activity, although there was a peak on the fourteenth day of storage, possibly a respiratory climacteric.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Preharvest treatment, growth regulators, fruit development, Coorg mandarins
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 24 Fruits > 03 Citrus fruits 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 06 Preservation and Storage
Divisions:	Fruit and Vegetable Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2013 11:39
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2013 11:39
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/3980

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