Author/Authors :
Saeed, Abdullah Farhan-Ul-Haq University of the Punjab - Institute of Plant Pathology, Pakistan , Khan, Salik Nawaz University of the Punjab - Institute of Plant Pathology, Pakistan , Sarwar, Ambreen University of the Punjab - Institute of Plant Pathology, Pakistan , Tahira, Justina Jane University of the Punjab - Institute of Plant Pathology, Pakistan
Abstract :
The process of fruit tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) sorting, grading and packing is wretched. Fruit firmness was tested on packing materials like wooden crates, corrugated card board boxes with separate cells and holes made in the boundary walls and nylon mesh bag for 12 days keeping green hard textured tomato at 20°C room temperature. Fruits placed in corrugated card board box showed 69.00g fresh and 11.05 g dry weight. Open container and mesh bags showed accelerated fruit decay frequency (complex infection) due to faster fungal sporulation and mycelial spread. Fruit quality seem to be linked with air circulation and hardness of the material.
Keywords :
Lycopersicon esculentum , post harvest , packing material , shelf life.
