Abstract:
The experiment was carried out in the Postharvest
laboratory at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka, Bangladesh. The single factor experiment was
laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD)
with three replications. The present research was
conducted to evaluate the effect of different postharvest
treatment on shelf life and quality of tomato. The
postharvest treatments were (viz: Wo = Tap water dips,
WH= Hot water dips, I = With ice, Io= Without ice, P=
Perforated Polybag, Po = Non-Perforated Polybag, RH=
80±5% Relative Humidity and Ro= Relative humidity
at room condition 60-65%. Results revealed that the
lowest disease incidence (43.54%) and weight loss
(7.62 %) were recorded from T13 (Hot water dips +
With ice + Perforated Polybag + 80±5% RH) treatment
where highest disease incidence (100%) and weight
loss (16.17 %) were found in T12 (Tap water dips +
Without ice + Control + RH at room condition 60-
65%) treatment. The highest shelf life (17 days) and
quality of tomato were obtained from T13 (Hot water
dips + With ice + Perforated Polybag + 80±5% RH)
treatment. The better performance was observed in
tomatoes when treated with hot water including ice and
storage with perforated polybag and 80±5% relative
humidity for longer shelf life and quality.
