Influence of conditions of growing and months of sowing on storability and quality of carrot cv. New Kuroda in cold storage environment

Abstract

An investigation was carried out at Vegetable Research Station and Floriculture Research Station, Rajendranagar, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Mulugu (V & M), Siddipet Dist., Telangana State during the period of 2017-18 and 2018-19 to determine the influence of conditions of growing and months of sowing on storability and quality of carrot cv. New Kuroda in cold storage environment. The experiment was laid out in CRD with three replications. All the parameters in terms of physiological loss in weight, firmness, decay percentage, β-carotene, ascorbic acid content, TSS, reducing sugars, total sugars were significantly differed among storage and quality of carrot. The minimum per cent of physiological loss in weight (3.13%), firmness (12.81 kg/cm2) and per cent of decay (1.37%) was recorded in T2 (October sowing and open field condition). Maximum β-carotene content (3.62 mg/100g), ascorbic acid content (4.41 mg/100g), TSS content (12.08 °Brix) and reducing sugars (1.29 mg/100g) was recorded in T10 (December sowing in shade net).