Ahmad Farooq
Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture, Pakistan
Publications
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Research Article
Effect of Different Edible Oil Coating on Post-Harvest Quality and Storage Life of Banana Fruit
Author(s): Muhammad Asghar, Abdul Mateen Khattak, Ahmad Farooq*, Waqas Habib, Razia Bibi, Tariq Rahim and Manzoor Ahmed
An experiment was carried out to study the “Effect of different edible oil coatings on postharvest quality and storage life of banana fruits” at the Postharvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan, during 2021-2022. The banana fruit cultivar (cv) Cavendish was obtained from a local market in Peshawar at the physiologically mature stage. The experiment was laid out using a completely randomized design (CRD) with two factors replicated two times. The fruits were then kept in packaging materials with one apple (cv. Anna) per bunch. When the fruits were ripened, they were divided into two groups: one group was coated with edible oil (olive, coconut and butter oil), and the other was stored (0, 3, 6, 9, 12 days) and kept at room temperature (26°C) at 90%-95% RH for 12 days. The data regarding banana fruits coated with bu.. Read More»