The investigation was undertaken with the effect of packaging materials and storage temperature on the total chlorophyll content of amaranthus. | 2020 9 10 716-719 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 10 2020 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Studies on Effect of Different Packaging Materials and Storage Temperature on Total Chlorophyll Content of Amaranthus Amaranthus viridis M. S. Marichamy S. Harini J. Jyothsna V. Bhuvaneswari Devi B. Rajapriya A. Rajalakshmi and R. Ahaljith Department of Horticulture Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute Karaikal . of Puducherry India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Amaranthus is the most important leafy vegetables inSouth India. It is an excellent source Keywords of calcium magnesium potassium vitamin C vitamin B 6 folate vitamin A and an Amaranthus incredible source of vitamin K. The experiment was conducted to standardize the effect of Packaging different packaging materials and storage temperature on the chlorophyll content of materials Plastic Amaranthus. The present study 100 g of freshly harvested tender green leaves along with Crates ZECC roots were weighed and packed in different packing materials viz. plastic crates 200 and Ambient storage 300 gauge polyethylene bag without and 1 per cent perforation followed by stored under Total Chlorophyll ambient storage 25oC 2oC and - RH and Zero Energy Cool Chamber at Content - and - RH. The total chlorophyll content was recorded at 1 DAS 2 DAS 3 DAS and 4 DAS Days after Storage . In general the total chlorophyll Article Info content of amaranthus gradually decreased as the storage period increased from 1 DAS to 4 DAS. Among the different treatments the treatment T 1 Amaranthus packed in 200 Accepted gauge polyethylene bag without perforation and stored under ZECC which recorded 07 September 2020 maximum total chlorophyll content even end of the 4 DAS. It was followed by amaranthus Available
