Two post harvest studies were carried ·out on chill~ at Regional Agricultural Research
Station, Khajura during winter season 2006 to know the shelf life and identify
appropriate structure of drying for red ripe chilli. In shelf life study higher percent
weight toss trend (16.56, 30.31, 44.98 and 70.96) was observed in cultivar Pusa
Jwala followed by NS 1701 (13.96, 23.08, 33.78, 49.40 & 62.29) after every three
days of interval while the lowest percent weight loss trend was recorded in cultivar
Khairapur Mota (12.86, 20.78, 32.47, 46.66 & 59.12). Cultivar Pusa Jwala reached
early in un-marketable stage by shrinkage and blackish peduncle within 12 days
where as other two cultivar NS 1701 and Khairapur Mota had relatively long shelf life
15 and 18 days, respectively. Significantly higher percent weight loss (37.42, 59.34 &
76.33) was recorded in structure with black cotton sheeted Nang/a covered by
transparent thin poly sheet within nine days. Same level of weight loss was recorded
in black sheeted Nang/a and Nang/a as such after 12 days only. Result indicated that
the maximum shelf life was noted in cultivar Khairapur Mota followed by NS 1701
under ambient room condition. Black cotton sheeted Nang/a covered by transparent
thin polyethylene sheet structure was found the most effective for rapid drying of red
ripe chilli.

Two post harvest studies were carried ·out on chill~ at Regional Agricultural Research
Station, Khajura during winter season 2006 to know the shelf life and identify
appropriate structure of drying for red ripe chilli. In shelf life study higher percent
weight toss trend (16.56, 30.31, 44.98 and 70.96) was observed in cultivar Pusa
Jwala followed by NS 1701 (13.96, 23.08, 33.78, 49.40 & 62.29) after every three
days of interval while the lowest percent weight loss trend was recorded in cultivar
Khairapur Mota (12.86, 20.78, 32.47, 46.66 & 59.12). Cultivar Pusa Jwala reached
early in un-marketable stage by shrinkage and blackish peduncle within 12 days
where as other two cultivar NS 1701 and Khairapur Mota had relatively long shelf life
15 and 18 days, respectively. Significantly higher percent weight loss (37.42, 59.34 &
76.33) was recorded in structure with black cotton sheeted Nang/a covered by
transparent thin poly sheet within nine days. Same level of weight loss was recorded
in black sheeted Nang/a and Nang/a as such after 12 days only. Result indicated that
the maximum shelf life was noted in cultivar Khairapur Mota followed by NS 1701
under ambient room condition. Black cotton sheeted Nang/a covered by transparent
thin polyethylene sheet structure was found the most effective for rapid drying of red
ripe chilli.