Effect of potassium permanganate on postharvest quality attributes of bitter gourd fruit
Pooja Belwal,
Anil K Singh,
Akhilesh K Pal
et al.
Abstract:Bitter gourd is a widely consumed cucurbitaceous vegetable rich in several nutrients and phytochemicals. The fruit is also used in traditional medicine systems to cure a variety of ailments. However, bitter gourd fruit has a very short postharvest life of 3-4 days at ambient conditions, due to which it suffers significant loss after harvest. In the present study, with the aim to extend storage life, bitter gourd fruits were packed in corrugated fiberboard boxes along with sachets of potassium permanganate (KMn… Show more
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