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Vol. 10, Special Issue 12 (2021)

Effect of different packaging materials on shelf life and quality of Banana cultivar var. cavendish

Author(s):
Akasht Kumar Singh, Samir E Topno and Vijay Bahadur
Abstract:
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different packaging materials on shelf life and quality of Banana cultivar var Cavendish. A laboratory experiment was laid out at Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj from the period October 2020. The packaging materials were Paper bag, Low density Poly-bag, High density poly-bag, Banana leaf, cardboard, news paper and open air as a control. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design (RBD), with seven treatments, replicated thrice. The treatments were T0 : Control, T1 : Paper bag, T2 : Low density Poly-bag, T3 : High density poly-bag, T4 : Banana leaf, T5 : Cardboad, T6 : Newspaper which are locally available at community level. From the present experimental findings it is found that the T2 : Low density Poly-bag was found superior over other treatments in terms of Post harvest and quality of banana crop.
Pages: 113-116  |  1215 Views  863 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Akasht Kumar Singh, Samir E Topno and Vijay Bahadur. Effect of different packaging materials on shelf life and quality of Banana cultivar var. cavendish. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2021; 10(12S): 113-116.

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