Vol. 10, Special Issue 1, Part A (2026)

The research entitled “Effect of post harvest edible coatings on biochemical parameters of dragon fruit (Selenicereus monacanthus)” was carried out at Department of Fruit Science Laboratory, Dr. YSRHU-College of Horticulture, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh during the year 2023-24. In the experiment, the design followed was Completely Randomized Design with seven treatments and three replications. Dragon fruits were coated with different edible coatings i.e., T₁: Aloe vera gel extract- 50%, T_2: Aloe vera gel extract- 75%, T₃: Gum arabic- 10%, T_4: Gum arabic- 15%, T₅: Cellulose gum -1%, T₆: Cellulose gum -2%, T₇ was taken as control and stored at ambient temperature. Fruits coated with Aloe vera gel 75% (T₂) recorded significantly highest TSS (13.70°Brix), total sugars (10.29%) and reducing sugars (7.13%) at 9^th day of storage. Hence, the research findings concluded that Aloe vera gel 75% (T₂) found to be best in retaining biochemical parameters of dragon fruits at ambient temperature.