POST-HARVEST EVALUATION OF CUCUMBER, BRINJAL, AND TOMATO GENOTYPES IN THE HIGH HILL ENVIRONMENT OF LUMLE, NEPAL

Aanchal Subedi (), Kalika Prasad Upadhyay, Shyam Prasad Poudel, Kalpana Jaggi, Chandra Kanta Timilsena, Resham Bahadur Basnet and Surendra Lal Shrestha
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Aanchal Subedi: Amritsar Group of Colleges, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Kalika Prasad Upadhyay: Directorate of Agricultural Research, Lumle, Nepal
Shyam Prasad Poudel: Directorate of Agricultural Research, Lumle, Nepal
Kalpana Jaggi: Amritsar Group of Colleges, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Chandra Kanta Timilsena: Directorate of Agricultural Research, Lumle, Nepal
Resham Bahadur Basnet: Directorate of Agricultural Research, Lumle, Nepal
Surendra Lal Shrestha: National Horticulture Research Centre, Khumaltar, Nepal

Sustainability in Food and Agriculture (SFNA), 2023, vol. 4, issue 2, 61-66

Abstract: The present study was carried out to assess post-harvest losses and quality of cucumber, brinjal, and tomato in ambient conditions at DoAR, Lumle (high hill, 1700-1800 m.a.s.l) during August and September 2022. The experiment was conducted in the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications in cucumber (six genotypes) and brinjal (five genotypes) whereas three replications for tomato (eight varieties and five ripening stages). For cucumber and brinjal, observations were recorded on fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity. Fruit weight was recorded on the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th and 14th day of storage. Rotted fruits were discarded every alternate day. For tomatoes, observations on fruit weight, fruit diameter, fruit height, pericarp thickness, number of locules, juice content, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity were recorded at different ripening stages of tomato fruit. The experimental results revealed that the genotype HRD9 × HRD3 of cucumber had the minimum postharvest losses as no fruits were discarded during the storage. The genotype Mayalu of brinjal had the minimum postharvest losses. In the case of tomato, the genotype 31CV5 was found to have superior postharvest quality.

Keywords: TSS; TA; Locules; Shelf-Life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26480/sfna.02.2023.61.66

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