No Abstract AvailableDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sja.v11i2.18412 SAARC J. Agri., 11(2): 173-181 (2013)

A field experiment was conducted during 2017-2018 for evaluating the performance of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes under foothill condition of Nagaland following randomized block design with three replications at the experimental farm of Horticulture, SASRD, Nagaland University, Medziphema, Nagaland. Forty six brinjal genotypes viz. IIVR- 1, IIVR-2, IIVR- 3, IIVR- 4, IIVR-5, IIVR-6, IIVR-7, IIVR-8, IIVR-9, IIVR- 10, IIVR-11, IIVR-12, IIVR-13, IIVR-14, IIVR-15, IIVR-16, IIVR-17, IIVR- 18, IIVR-19, IIVR-20, IIVR-21, IIVR-22, IIVR-23, IIVR- 24, IIVR-25, IIVR- 26, IIVR-27, IIVR-28, IIVR-29, IIVR-30, IIVR-31, IIVR-32, IIVR-33, IIVR- 34, IIVR-35, IIVR-36, IIVR-37, IIVR-38, IIVR-39, IIVR-40, IIVR-41, IIVR- 42, IIVR-43, IIVR-44, IIVR-45 and Nagaland Local (check variety) were evaluated for their growth, yield, quality and genetic attributes. High phenotypic coefficient of variation, genotypic coefficient of variation and high heritability coupled with high genetic advance was found for anthocyanin content, fresh weight of fruit, number of leaves plant-1, yield plant-1, fruit length and fruit diameter. The study on path analysis revealed that maximum positive direct effect on yield is exerted by fresh weight of fruit (1.08) and number of fruits plant-1 (0.407). Based on the experimental results, it can be concluded that, genotype IIVR-31 and IIVR-7 was proved to be potential yielder under foothill condition of Nagaland. SAARC J. Agri., 18(1): 13-21 (2020)

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The efficacy of chemical dips and different storage condition, alone and in combination were imposed in freshly harvested litchi fruit to investigate the changes of bio-chemical composition of fruits at regular interval for a certain period of storage. The pre-cooled litchi fruits after disinfectant were dipped for 60 seconds in lecithin (0.5% & 1%), Hot water, HCl (3%) with hot water, CaCl2 (1% & 2%), CaSO4 (1% & 2%), wax emulsion (5% & 10%), CaNO3 (0.5% & 1%), Chitosan (1% & 2%) and Kaolin (1% & 2%). The treated fruits were stored at room temperature as well as at 4°C & 90% R.H and the quality attributes were assessed at 2, 4, 6 and 8 days interval. Calcium nitrate @ 1% under refrigerated conditions recorded maximum ascorbic acid (54.50 mg/100g pulp), fruit firmness (1.75 kg cm-2) and the lowest acidity (0.42%). Total soluble solids (18.17°B), total sugar (11.27%) and polymeric colour retention with high anthocyanin content (48.94 mg/100g pulp) in peel was found in treated fruits with calcium chloride @1% at 4°C & 90% R.H even after 8 days of storage.