Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in Bangladesh
Abstract Background Tomatoes are now one of the most popular nutrient-dense vegetables in terms of acreage, production, yield, commercial use, and consumption that add to the Bangladesh economy and ultimately reduce poverty. With this view, a lab investigation was carried out to analyze the effects...
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| author | Shata Rupa Sinha Ashutus Singha Muhiuddin Faruquee Md. Abu Sayem Jiku Md. Arifur Rahaman Md. Ashraful Alam Mohammad Abdul Kader |
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| description | Abstract Background Tomatoes are now one of the most popular nutrient-dense vegetables in terms of acreage, production, yield, commercial use, and consumption that add to the Bangladesh economy and ultimately reduce poverty. With this view, a lab investigation was carried out to analyze the effects of tomato (Sofol and Roma VF) verities on different post-harvest managements to extend shelf life as well as reduce post-harvest losses. Results This study confirmed that the fruit quality attributes (color, firmness, weight loss, chilling injury, total soluble solids, pH, disease incidence, disease severity, and dry matter content) were increased whereas moisture content, vitamin C, and titratable acidity decreased with the increases in storage duration. The high quality attributes such as color, firmness, weight loss, chilling injury, total soluble solids, pH, disease incidence, disease severity, and dry matter content increased, whereas moisture content, vitamin C and titratable acidity decrease of tomato were observed in Roma VF while Sofol variety had high weight loss, moisture content, titratable acidity, and vitamin C. Moreover, the highest shelf life (17 days) was recorded in Sofol than Roma VF (15 days). On the 16th day of storage, maximum disease severity (41%) and disease incidence (71%) were observed at an earthen cooling pot, whereas a significant reduction in disease severity (1%) and disease incidence (8%) were recorded in tomatoes stored at 10oC temperature. Weight loss was the lowest (4%) in Sofol when kept at unperforated low-density polyethylene (LDPL) plastic bag as compared to Roma VF treatment (11%). Considering the physiological process, held at the low temperature (10 °C and 15 °C) and increased shelf life as well as reduced the diseases of tomatoes. Conclusions The investigator concluded that the findings of this study will be helpful with specific regard to long and medium-term storage, quality control, transportation, and advertising, and will also be beneficial to tomato growers of Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-142905b20fb34e48af27d89b7f6cf1062022-12-21T22:30:15ZengSpringerOpenBulletin of the National Research Centre2522-83072019-12-0143111210.1186/s42269-019-0232-5Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in BangladeshShata Rupa Sinha0Ashutus Singha1Muhiuddin Faruquee2Md. Abu Sayem Jiku3Md. Arifur Rahaman4Md. Ashraful Alam5Mohammad Abdul Kader6Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityInstitute of Environmental and Sustainable development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceDepartment of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesInstitute of Environmental and Sustainable development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceInstitute of Environmental and Sustainable development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceInstitute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS)Rural Development AcademyAbstract Background Tomatoes are now one of the most popular nutrient-dense vegetables in terms of acreage, production, yield, commercial use, and consumption that add to the Bangladesh economy and ultimately reduce poverty. With this view, a lab investigation was carried out to analyze the effects of tomato (Sofol and Roma VF) verities on different post-harvest managements to extend shelf life as well as reduce post-harvest losses. Results This study confirmed that the fruit quality attributes (color, firmness, weight loss, chilling injury, total soluble solids, pH, disease incidence, disease severity, and dry matter content) were increased whereas moisture content, vitamin C, and titratable acidity decreased with the increases in storage duration. The high quality attributes such as color, firmness, weight loss, chilling injury, total soluble solids, pH, disease incidence, disease severity, and dry matter content increased, whereas moisture content, vitamin C and titratable acidity decrease of tomato were observed in Roma VF while Sofol variety had high weight loss, moisture content, titratable acidity, and vitamin C. Moreover, the highest shelf life (17 days) was recorded in Sofol than Roma VF (15 days). On the 16th day of storage, maximum disease severity (41%) and disease incidence (71%) were observed at an earthen cooling pot, whereas a significant reduction in disease severity (1%) and disease incidence (8%) were recorded in tomatoes stored at 10oC temperature. Weight loss was the lowest (4%) in Sofol when kept at unperforated low-density polyethylene (LDPL) plastic bag as compared to Roma VF treatment (11%). Considering the physiological process, held at the low temperature (10 °C and 15 °C) and increased shelf life as well as reduced the diseases of tomatoes. Conclusions The investigator concluded that the findings of this study will be helpful with specific regard to long and medium-term storage, quality control, transportation, and advertising, and will also be beneficial to tomato growers of Bangladesh.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-019-0232-5Post-harvestPhysiological processesDiseasesTomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) |
| spellingShingle | Shata Rupa Sinha Ashutus Singha Muhiuddin Faruquee Md. Abu Sayem Jiku Md. Arifur Rahaman Md. Ashraful Alam Mohammad Abdul Kader Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in Bangladesh Bulletin of the National Research Centre Post-harvest Physiological processes Diseases Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) |
| title | Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Post-harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | post harvest assessment of fruit quality and shelf life of two elite tomato varieties cultivated in bangladesh |
| topic | Post-harvest Physiological processes Diseases Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-019-0232-5 |
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