Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2020)
Storage studies of dried carnation flowers
Author(s): SM Wararkar, SR Dalal and PK Nagre
Abstract: The present experiment entitled “Effect of desiccants on drying of carnation flower was carried out during the academic years 2015-16 and 2016-17 at Department of Horticulture, Post Graduate Institute, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola to find out suitable desiccant for drying for carnation flower. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with four replications. The treatments comprised of six different drying methods viz. Air drying under shade (control), drying after embedding in borax, clean fine sand, silica gel, 1:1 glycerol: water and 1:3, 1:1 glycerol: water. Embedded drying in silica gel scored maximum scores for extent of colour fading at 60, 150 and 180 days after drying during storage, whereas minimum scores were recorded in treatment of air drying under shade. With respect to incidence of pest and diseases scores of flowers during storage at 60, 150 and 180 days after drying, treatment silica gel embedded drying scored maximum points whereas minimum scores and maximum damage by pests and diseases were recorded in treatment in air drying under shade treatment.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ah.10081
Pages: 2863-2865 | 491 Views 85 Downloads
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How to cite this article:
SM Wararkar, SR Dalal, PK Nagre. Storage studies of dried carnation flowers. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(4):2863-2865. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ah.10081
