Author(s):

HA Patel, MJ Patel, Riddhi Vasara, NG Patel and NK Sutariya

Abstract:
An experiment was carried out at Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during summer 2016. The experiment consisting of 10 treatments of chemicals like CaCl₂ @ 0.5, 1 and 1.5%; Ca (NO₃)₂ @ 0.5, 1 and 1.5%; CaSO₄ @ 0.5, 1 and 1.5% along with control (water) sprayed on 20 years old tree of sapota cv. Kalipatti three weeks before harvest and fruits were stored at ambient condition. The spraying of CaCl₂ @ 1% found effective for increasing total soluble solids, total sugar, reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar, ascorbic acid with minimum acidity and moisture content of sapota fruits. While, pre-harvest spraying of CaCl₂ @ 1.5% improved calcium content of sapota fruits.

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