Author(s):

Sunil Kumar and Gurpinder Kaur

Abstract: The present investigation entitled effect of pre and post harvest application of salicylic acid on the quality attributes and storage behaviour of strawberry cv. Chandler was conducted in the Department of Horticulture, Khalsa College, Amritsar during 2017-2018. The runners of strawberry cv. Chandler were planted in mid October with a spacing of 45 x 30 cm on raised beds. The investigation was conducted under RBD factorial design with ten treatments which replicated thrice and five storage intervals. The results of the study revealed that during storage, treatment T₈ (SA 2 mM as pre and post harvest) also found to be effective in prolonging the storage life of strawberry fruits by reducing the PLW (35.81%), spoilage (35.33%) and fungal decay to significant extent upto 16 days of storage. Hence, SA 2 mM considered to be best when applied at both pre and post harvest to the strawberry runners in enhancing the quality attributes as well as to maintain the storage life of fruits upto 16 days of storage at 4 ⁰C.

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