Post Harvest Technology
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Tomato fruits for fresh market are to be harvested at breaker or turning stages for longer storage life or long distance transport.
Depending on the variety tomato fruits harvested at Breaker to turning stages can be stored upto 10 to 12 days at ambient conditions. Firm red ripe fruits will stay for 5 to 6 days at room temperature.
Tomato fruits harvested at break to turning stage can be stored in the cold storage at 12±1°C with about 90% R.H. for about 4 to 5 weeks. Then rise the storage temperature to 20°C for 1 week to get good colour. They can be kept for 3 to 4 days after taking out from cold storage. Pink tomatoes can be stored at about 10°C and firm red ripe can be stored at 6 to 8°C.
Tomato can be stored in polyethylene bags of 100 to 200 gauge thickness with 0.5% ventilation. The storage life of breaker fruits can be extended upto about 15 to 20 days at ambient conditions by this packaging.
Capsicum can be stored at 7 to 8°C after packaging in polyethylene bags (100 gauge). The storage life will be about 40 days + 3 days at room temperature. Individually shrink wrapped capsicum can be stored upto 50 days +3 to 5 days at room temperature.
Onions can be stored in cold storage.
Tropical and sub-tropical vegetables (Tomato, bhendi, brinjal, cucurbits, etc Capsicum. |
12±1°C
7 to 8°C |
Temperatate vegetables (Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflowr peas etc.. |
0 to 2°C. |