IMPACT OF DIFFERENT CHEMICALS ON THE POST HARVEST QUALITY OF PEAR (Pyrus Spp L.) FRUIT: A REVIEW

Pear (Pyrus Spp L.) is one of the most harvested temperate fruit crop right after Apple. Pear belongs to the family Rosaceae along with some best known temperate tree fruits. Pear being one of the popular temperate fruit but is having a short storable life under room temperature conditions. The capability of being able to manage keeping quality of the stored fruit is must during the post harvest storage of the crops along with being able to increase the storable life of those fruits. Various post harvest technology are being used to sustain the fruit's keeping quality and also to increase those fruits storable time period. Being a crop prone to decay, diseases such as fungal diseases (mould) and short shelf life different researcher has recommended the use of different chemicals to preserve the quality as well as increase the storage lifetime of the fruits. Chemical such as Calcium have been proven to be effective in this post harvest management of fruits by having effects on the physiochemical fruits. Review Article

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