An experiment was carried out at the laboratories of the Department of Horticulture and
Department of Biochemistry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the
period from September to November 2007 to study the physico-chemical changes in papaya
fruits during storage. The experiment consisted of five postharvest treatments viz., control,
hot water, neem extract, brown paper bag and unperforated polythene bag, and two
commercially important varieties, namely Shahi and Ranchi. The two-factor experiment was …