Clay cooling pots technologies for storage of Fuzzy Bomb and Bonita Roma varieties of tomato fruits

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  • Adams Abdul-Rahaman Nasiru Alhassan, Tabormah Charles, Dakorah Albert, Addae Kwasi Charles, Aziz Mohazo, Iddri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19071/jaa.2015.v1.2900

Abstract

Tomato fruits are perishable vegetables that usually deteriorate faster due to insufficient postharvest technologies
at the various stages which include harvesting, pre-cooling, packaging, and transportation during marketing and
storage. The objective of this research was to evaluate the quality of tomato fruits using single wall and double
wall clay pots for storage. Two varieties of mature tomato fruits were purchased from a commercial farmer in
the Upper West Region of Ghana in Wa Municipality. A total of 90 fruits without any damage and decay were
used for the experiment. The entire sample fruits were divided into three to represent the various treatments.
Data were subjected to analysis of variance using Mintab version 16. The two-way ANOVA was used for weight
loss and color changes. The general linear model was used for sensory evaluation. On day 10 of the experimental
period, the results obtained from weight losses indicated that there was upward increase in weight loss on
double wall Bonita Roma with 13.1% compared to Fuzzy Bomb with 9.6%. Based on the results generated on
the percentage weight in single wall, Bonita Roma increased to 24.6% compared with Fuzzy Bomb with 15.8%.
Eventually, it was clearly indicated that control Fuzzy Bomb recorded the highest average weight loss of 23.5%
compared with Bonita Roma with 15.3%. On day 10, the results on color changes indicated that fruits stored in
double wall clay pots for Fuzzy Bomb and Bonita Roma were 3.9 and 3.5, respectively, on the average. Furthermore,
the comparison of color of fruits in the single wall clay pot for Fuzzy Bomb recorded 3.9 as compared to 3.6 for
Bonita Roma . Then, the control Bonita Roma was 3.6 compared to Fuzzy Bomb at 3.8. The overall acceptance
for single wall Fuzzy Bomb recorded 21 and Bonita Roma recorded 20.8. Eventually, it was clearly demonstrated
that Fuzzy Bomb variety stored in double wall clay pot performed better when compared to Bonita Roma while
Bonita Roma stored in single wall clay pot resulted in better storage compared with Fuzzy Bomb variety.

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Published

07-12-2015

How to Cite

Nasiru Alhassan, Tabormah Charles, Dakorah Albert, Addae Kwasi Charles, Aziz Mohazo, Iddri, A. A.-R. (2015). Clay cooling pots technologies for storage of Fuzzy Bomb and Bonita Roma varieties of tomato fruits. Journal of Aridland Agriculture, 1(1), 6–12. https://doi.org/10.19071/jaa.2015.v1.2900

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