Every year huge quantity of mangoes are lost due to lack of proper postharvest storage condition. The study was carried out to minimize the postharvest loses and extend shelf life of mango fruit by using botanical extracts. The popular mango variety ‘Amrapali’ was used as experimental materials for the study. The study comprised of 6 different botanical extracts as treatment. The treatment combinations were T0: Control (no botanical extract), T1 = Neem extract, T2 = Biskatali (Water Pepper) extract, T3 = Neem + Biskatali (Water Pepper) extract, T4 = Ghagra extract, T5 = Biskatali (Water Pepper) + Ghagra extract. The maximum shelf life (15.58 days) was observed from T1 treatment, whereas the minimum shelf life (9.00 days) was recorded from T0 treatment in Amrapali mango. At 3, 5, 7 and 9 days after harvest (DAH), the most firmness score (1.70%, 3.48%, 4.53% and 5.28% respectively) was found from T0 treatment in Amrapali mango, whereas the lowest firmness score (1.01%, 2.05%, 3.23% and 4.11% respectively) was observed from T1 treatment. At 3, 5, 7 and 9 days after harvest (DAH), the highest weight loss (3.06%, 5.92%, 8.63% and 9.55% respectively) was found from T0 treatment in Amrapali mango, whereas the lowest weight loss (2.10%, 4.07%, 7.12% and 8.14% respectively) was observed from T1 treatment. At 5, 7 and 9 days after harvest (DAH), the extreme disease incidence (27.77%, 61.11% and 100.00%, respectively) was recorded from T0 treatment and the moderate disease incidence (0.00%, 11.11% and 20.83%, respectively) was observed from T1 treatments. So, consideration of shelf life and quality treatment T1 as stored in neem extract treatment were superior on other botanical treatment for ‘Amrapali’ mango. The results clearly showed that the neem extract proved as the best choice for the extend shelf life and quality of mango.
Key words: Mango, Postharvest, Botanical extract, Neem extract, Shelf life.
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