POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT OF TOMATO IN TRIBAL AREAS OF ADILABAD DISTRICT

Y. PRAVEEN KUMAR¹*, A. POSHADRI², K. PAVAN³, G. SHIVA CHARAN⁴, RAVI PALTHIYA^5
1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Adilabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500030
²Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Adilabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500030
³Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Adilabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500030
⁴Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Adilabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500030
⁵Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Adilabad, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500030
* Corresponding Author : kvkadilabad@yahoo.co.in

Received : 09-03-2018     Accepted : 13-03-2018     Published : 15-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 5       Pages : 5368 - 5370
Int J Agr Sci 10.5 (2018):5368-5370

Keywords : Post harvest Management, Storage, ZECC, Physiological loss in weight Value addition, Tomato Pickle
Academic Editor : Dr Neetu Sharma
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We thankful to Director, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI) Zone-X, CRIDA Campus, Santoshnagar, Hyderabad, Director of Extension, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Hyderabad and Associate Director of Agriculture, RARS, Jagtial for providing technical advice and finance for conducting the research work effectively. We also express special thanks to tribal women farmers for their participation in Hands on Value addition training programme on Tomato.
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Tomato is one of the major producing vegetables in tribal areas of Adilabad district. Generally, tomato fruits were harvested at the accurate stage of maturity age, which has a shelf-life of only about 7 days at ambient temperature (27℃). Storing of Tomatoes inside the zero energy cool chambers (ZECC) could be a practical technique at farmer’s field to extend storage life up to 18-20 days by reducing the quality degradation. The Physiological loss in weight (PLW) was faster for tomatoes held at ambient temperature 29.19% after 10 days. Whereas the tomatoes stored inside ZECC over the same period showed a 4.94% loss. Storing for 1 or 2 weeks under ZECC can protect the farmers from distress sales in the market. The value addition to tomatoes during glut season would further, helps the tribal farmers to get better remuneration to their produce. Preparation of tomato pickle during glut season adds value to their produce and also generates employment to their family labour. The cost benefit ratio for tomato pickle production is 1:2.52.

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