Effect of Drying Methods on Physiochemical Characteristics and Mineral Composition of Mulberry Fruits
Ishtiaq Ahmad1*, Muhammad Nafees1, Maryam2, Irfan Ashraf3, Ambreen Maqsood4 and Muhammad Saqib5
1Department of Horticultural Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur; 2Department of Botany, Government Sadiq College Women University, Bahawalpur; 3Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur; 4Department of Plant Pathology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur; 5Department of Agronomy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Muhammad Nafees, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Effect of drying methods on, A) fresh and dry fruit weight, B) fruit length, C) width, and D) surface area, E) fruit moisture %age, on mulberry fruits. Similar letters indicate a non-significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) amongst the drying methods on two cultivars, the black and white mulberry.
Figure 2:
Effect of drying methods on, A) Fe, B) Zn, C) Mn and D) Cu, contents in black and white mulberry fruits. Similar letters showed non-significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) among cultivars for different mineral contents affected by drying methods.