Quality characteristics of tomato fruit will be affected by a number preand post harvest factors. In this study, the effect of maturity stage on post harvest quality characteristics of tomato was investigated. Tomato fruits of the same farmers‟ variety were harvested at mature-green, medium ripe and full-ripe stages. After harvesting, tomato samples were sliced and homogenized in blender for pr...

Amla juice, Rosemary extract, Sugar syrup and Sodium benzoate were blended to form a herbal squash, which was stored at 5 °C for 10 days. Physico-chemical and sensory analysis was done on day 0, 5, and 10. Pure Amla squash was taken as Standard and two variations, V1 and V2, were formulated with different quantities of Rosemary extract incorporated in it. Only slight changes in the Physico-chem...

The effect of anti-insect photoselective yellow (Tenax (Italy); mesh size 2.4 · 4.8 mm) and Stop Drosophila Normal (Artes Politecnica 0.90 1 nets on the generative vegetative traits peach 'Suncrest' was studied at an orchard near city Čakovec, Croatia. Netting significantly affected some parameters (leaf surface, leaf length shape index) but there no significant productivity (yield, yield effic...

A flow injection manifold is proposed for the sequential determination of titratable (total) acidity based on a pseudotitration and of tartaric acid based on the formation of a coloured vanadate complex. The method involves in-line dialysis prior to injection to avoid interference from the sample background absorption in the spectrophotometric detection. The changes in the colour of both reacti...

In response to urgent demand raise awareness of the nutritional and health benefits tomato consumption advocate for healthy diets through increased sustainable production fruits vegetables, this study is intended promote a balanced lifestyle, sharing best practices consumption. The aim research was compare effects growing system (field vs. plastic tunnel) genotype characteristics organic improv...

Peach fruit quality is dependent on preharvest treatments and orchard practices. The aim of this study to evaluate the effects potassium silicon fertilization postharvest quality. Two peach cultivars (“Early Bomba” “Plagold 17”) were sprayed with three concentrations (K-Si) at set, stone hardening, physiological maturity stages. applied corresponded control (T0 = 0% K-Si) pulverized distilled w...

In the present study, effects of edible coatings using sodium alginate (SA) and sodium alginate in combination with ascorbic acid (AA) on the shelf-life extension of strawberries at 4±1°C was studied. A factorial experiment was performed based on a randomized complete block design with four replications. The treatments included control (distilled water), SA (1%, 2%, 3% w/v), SA in combination w...

Epidemiological studies suggest that consumption of fruit rich in phenolic compounds is associated with health-protective effects due to their antioxidant properties. For these reasons quality evaluation has become an important issue in fruit industry and in breeding programs. Phytochemical traits such as total phenolics, flavonoids, anthocyanins, L-ascorbic acid, sugar content and relative ant...

Roselle calyces are rich in nutrient, but the utilization of its calyces in the preparation of jam is not popular in Africa. The quality attributes of stored Roselle jam from dark and light red varieties were investigated. Roselle jam was processed using the open kettle method. The processed jams were stored at ambient and cold temperatures. At two weeks interval they were evaluated for pH, tit...