Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Post harvest handling and storage

• Because of their perishable nature, guavas are disposed off immediately after harvesting in the local market and a very small quantity is sent to distant market, they are not kept in cold storage.
• However, shelf-life of guava can be extended up to 20 days by keeping them at low temperature of 50C and 75-85% relative humidity.
• It can also be stored for about 10 days at room temperature (180 -230C) in polybags, providing a ventilation of 0 .25%.