Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(1): 2326-2336 2326 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.801.244 Effect of Surface Coatings and Packaging Materials on Quality of Apple Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) at Different Storage Conditions H. Bhavana 1 , Veena Joshi 2* , M. Sreedhar 3 and R. Purnima Mishra 4 1 College of Horticulture-Rajendranagar, 2 Horticulture, College of Horticulture- Rajendranagar, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University (SKLTSHU), Rajendranagar, Telangana, India 3 Genetics & Plant Breeding, MFPI-Quality Control Laboratory, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, India 4 Agricultural Engineering, College of Horticulture-Rajendranagar, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University (SKLTSHU), Rajendranagar, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Apple ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) is a hardy minor tropical fruit, belongs to the family Rhamnaceae. This fruit resembles green apple in its appearance and tastes like ber, hence the name Apple ber. It is also called as Apple plum or Jujube berry. It is also popularly known as “Telangana Apple” in Telangana state. The genus Ziziphus comprises about 40 species distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Among various species, mauritiana is commercially cultivated for its nutritive and edible fruits. It International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 01 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Apple ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) is a Thailand variety ber belongs to the family Rhamnaceae. Apple ber is developed by grafting Thailand green apple with Thai local ber. In the studies conducted on effect of surface coatings and packaging materials on quality of Apple ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) at different storage conditions at College of Horticulture- Rajendranagar, SKLTSHU, Rajendranagar. The experiment was conducted in two factor completely randomized design with three replications in which factor one includes nine treatments of surface coatings and packaging materials along with control (without any surface coating and packaging). Factor two includes two storage condition S 1 -cold storage (10±2ºC) and S 2 -room temperature (22±2ºC) and observations were recorded at 3 days interval upto end of shelf life of fruits. Results indicated that surface coatings, packaging materials and different storage conditions affected the quality of apple ber. Maximum TSS (15.96º) and titrabale acidity (0.15) was recorded by P 5 S 1, at the end of shelf life and according to organoleptic evaluation P 4 S 1 recorded the high score. Among interaction effects Chitosan 1% + HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) + cold storage(10±2ºC)is best of all the treatments followed by Chitosan 1% + PP (Polypropylene) + cold storage. Keywords Apple ber, Surface coatings, Packaging materials, Storage conditions, Quality, chitosan, Aloe vera, room temperature, Cold storage, High density polyethylene, Polypropylene Accepted: 15 December 2018 Available Online: 10 January 2019 Article Info