is an evergreen fruit crop of sub-tropical region, having high commercial value due to its pleasingflavoured translucent aril, refreshing taste and nutritive value.Litchi fruits are non-climacteric in nature and do not develop full flavour after detaching from the parent plant for which, it is har-vested at ripe stage (Swart, 1983). Generally, development of redcolour on peel and flattening of tubercles are the main visual symp-toms for harvesting the litchi fruits. Once the fruit is harvested