In order to study the effectiveness of Calcium chloride treatments on postharvest quality and
storage behavior of “Surkh” cultivar of loquat, fruit was dipped in three concentrations (1%, 2%
and 3%) of Calcium chloride for two minutes and stored in soft board cartons at 4°C in a cold store
for 10 weeks period. The fruit was harvested at mature ripe stage, clipped, sorted and washed
before applying the treatments. Changes in weight loss, firmness, total soluble solids (TSS),
browning index (BI), ascorbic acid, titratable acidity (TA) and relative electrical conductivity
(REC) were studied. One percent CaCl2 did not affect quality parameters of the fruit compared to
control treatment, whereas, 2% and 3% CaCl2 retained maximum firmness, TSS, ascorbic acid
content reduced browning index (BI) , relative electrical conductivity (REC) and weight loss up to
4-5 weeks.