STUDY THE EFFECT OF PRE AND POST HARVEST TREATMENTS ON STORABILITY OF SOME VEGETABLES CROPS: 1- EFFECT OF PRE-AND POST HARVEST TREATMENT ON STORABILITY OF POTATO TUBER UNDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.

EL-Sayed, Hala A.; El-Afifi, S. T.; EL-Bauome, Hemat A.

doi:10.21608/jpp.2009.119133

STUDY THE EFFECT OF PRE AND POST HARVEST TREATMENTS ON STORABILITY OF SOME VEGETABLES CROPS: 1- EFFECT OF PRE-AND POST HARVEST TREATMENT ON STORABILITY OF POTATO TUBER UNDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Veget. and Flori. Dept., Fac. Of Agric., Mansoura Univ.

10.21608/jpp.2009.119133

Abstract

Two field experiments, were conducted at a private farm near
El-Mansoura Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt during (2006/2007) and (2007/2008) to study the effect of hydro- disillated essential oils (mint, caraway and garlic) salicylic acid compare with hydrogen peroxide and sprout growth inhibitor paclobutrazol (PP₃₃₃) to tubers of spunta cvs on their morphological and biochemical behavior during storage ambient temperature
The obtained results indicated that:-
1-     The most superior storage treatments which reduced weight loss, sprouting and damage were garlic oil (6ml/L).
2-     Tuber dry matter and total soluble solid were significant higher with prolonged of storage period. On the other hand ascorbic acid was significant decreased with prolonged storage period.
3-     Dipped tubers with garlic oil (6ml/L) followed by salicylic acid 1000ppm and hydrogen peroxide 1% significantly reduced higher of total carbohydrate and reducing sugar.
4-     Treated tubers with high concentration of essential oil were significantly lower reduced total carbohydrate from the beginning to the end of storage period.