Abstract:
The experiment was carried out at the Postharvest laboratory of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka-1207. The single factor experiment was laid out in a Completely
Randomized Design (CRD) with three replication. The present research was conducted to
evaluate the effect of different post harvest treatment on shelf life and quality of tomato. The
postharvest treatments were (viz: W
o
= Tap water dips, W
H
= Hot water dips, I = With ice, I
o
=
Without ice, P= Perforated Polybag, P
o
= Non-Perforated Polybag, R
H
= 80±5% Relative
Humidity and R
o
= Relative humidity at room condition 60-65%. Results revealed that the
lowest disease incidence (43.54%) and weight loss (7.62 %) were recorded from T
13
(Hot water dips + With ice + Perforated Polybag + 80±5% RH) treatment where highest
disease incidence (100%) and weight loss (16.17 %) were found in T
12
(Tap water dips +
Without ice + Control + RH at room condition 60-65%) treatment. The highest shelf life (17
days) and quality of tomato were obtained from T
13
(Hot water dips + With ice + Perforated
Polybag + 80±5% RH) treatment. The better performance was observed in tomatoes when
treated with hot water, including ice and storage with perforated polybag and 80±5% relative
humidity for longer shelf life and quality.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
SEMESTER: JANUARY-JUNE, 2016
