DEVESH DIXIT, DEEPAK MAURYA*, SACHIN KISHORE, SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH, DASHRATH BHATI AND VINOD JATAV
Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior-474 001 (M. P.), India
*(e-mail : mauryadeepak0077@gmail.com; Mobile : 86014 50443)
(Received : October 28; 2022; Accepted : December 1, 2022)
ABSTRACT
Packaging materials of fruits and vegetables during storage affect the quality of fruits and vegetables.
Tomato quality changes continuously after harvesting due to its perishable nature. During this period, tomato fruits ripen and may become overripe depending on their temperature and harvest maturity. Good packaging material helps in extending the shelf lives of vegetables and keeps them in good condition for long duration. The paddy straw was found the best packaging material to save the long duration of tomato. Out of different packing materials used were as newspaper, gunny bag, tissue paper, paddy straw, black polythene, red polythene, transparent polythene, white polythene and yellow polythene.
Key words : Tomato, decay loss, paddy straw, physiological loss in weight, gunny bags, polythene