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DETERMINATION OF POST HARVEST LOSSES AND SHELF LIFE OF TOMATO AS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLYTHENE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE (28ºC) (Pages : 28 - 31)

An experiment was carried out in the laboratory of the Department of Horticulture in Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka to asses the post harvest losses and shelf life of tomato during the period from 15 March to 25 April 2006. The experiment comprised of two factors i.e. several colors of polythene bag (viz. Control, Black Polythene, Blue polythene, Yellow polythene and White transparent polythene) and different types of polythene (viz. sealed and perforated) at room temperature (28ºC). Black polythene was found to be superior to other colors of polythene in respect of all the parameters. Sealed polythene was better in all the parameters except shelf life of tomato. There was significant variation among the treatments resulted from the combination of colors and types of polythene in respect to all the parameters except firmness percentage. Again the highest firmness (%), moisture (%) and dry matter (%) were in black sealed polythene (25.8%), (85.36%) and (7%) at room temperature (28ºC). The best result was obtained from black polythene when combined with sealed condition. Download