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The experiment was conducted at farmer’s field of district Sirsa, Haryana during the years 2015-16 and 2016-17 to enhance the shelf life of fruits by using pre-harvest application of fungicides. The pre-harvest treatments comprising six applications of fungicides were laid out in a randomized block design with four replications. Spray schedules comprising Copper oxychloride (0.3%) and Carbendazim (0.1%) and Copper oxychloride (0.3%) and Thiophanate methyl (0.1%) proved significantly superior to rest of the fungicides treatments and control in controlling the post-harvest fruit decay. The microbial counts were found significantly lowest in Copper oxychloride (0.3%) and Carbendazim (0.1%) followed by Copper oxychloride (0.3%) and Mancozeb (0.2%) as compared to control. The quality parameters viz., total soluble solids (TSS), acidity, fruit firmness and ascorbic acid were found non-significant with different fungicides treatments as compared to control. Pre-harvest or prophylactic fungicidal umbrella must be provided to overcome latent infection before the pathogen establishes in the host tissues particularly perishables intended to be kept under storage.

Key words: Fungicides, Shelf life, Decay loss, Ascorbic acid, Ambient storage.