Variation in Postharvest Quality Attributes of Fresh Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Beans Harvested from Different Crop Mulching Regime

Background: Present study, aimed to assess effect of organic and inorganic crop mulching on physical, physiological biochemical quality fresh cowpea beans.Methods: Cowpea (cv. Kashi Kanchan bush-type) was grown during two consecutive seasons from April 2018 July 2019 under four different treatments. Mulching treatments included no mulch; wheat straw mulch (organic mulch); black silver mulch. Black mulches were made 25 microns LDPE sheet. as per standard agronomic practices postharvest parameters beans evaluated.Result: Results indicated that bean length (28.7cm) highest whereas thickness (9.10mm), width (9.29mm) 100 weight (1094.5g) Likewise, protein content (28.63%), total phenolic (17.0µg GAE/100g) antioxidant activity (46.84µmol trolox equiv./100g) found in produced Overall results demonstrated could be used for enhancing the antioxidants, beans.