Impact of Post-Harvest Application of Salicylic Acid Alone and/or in Combination With Ascorbic Acid on Storage Life and Quality of Guava Fruit cv. ‘Allahabad Safeda’ Under Ambient Storage Conditions
摘要
An investigation was carried out to evaluate the influence of post-harvest application of salicylic acid (SA; 500 μmol; 1000 μmol and 1500 μmol, respectively) and its combination with ascorbic acid (500 μmol + 250 ppm; 1000 μmol + 500 ppm and 1500 μmol + 750 ppm, respectively) on quality attributes of guava fruit cv. ‘Allahabad Safeda’ stored at 24 ± 1 °C and 65 ± 5% RH for up to 12 days. Quality attributes such as weight loss, spoilage, firmness, sugars (soluble solids concentration; reducing and total sugars), titratable acidity, ascorbic acid content, total phenolics, pectin methylesterase activity and organoleptic sensory attributes were evaluated. Amongst all, fruit dipped in SA (1000 μmol) + ascorbic acid (500 ppm) was the best treatment in maintaining quality attributes besides reducing the activity of pectin methylesterase compared to control and all other treatments. In conclusion the post-harvest application of SA (1000 μmol) + ascorbic acid (500 ppm) significantly extended the post-harvest life and maintained the quality attributes of guava fruit cv. ‘Allahabad Safeda’ stored under ambient storage conditions for up to 12 days.