is an important fruit crop of economic importance which can be cultivated on marginal lands on a commercial scale, especially in India, where it is indiginious (Arndt et al., 2001). Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) comprises about 170 species of spiny shrubs and small trees distributed in the warm-temperate and subtropical regions throughout the World (Islam and Simmons, 2006). Ber is a deciduous tree and flowering starts from August to October, its fruit mature from January to March in India (Shukla et al., 2004). Flowering period lasted for about one month long (Mishra et al., 2004). Flowers of Ziziphus are hypanthium (a cup or tube bearing the floral parts above the base of the ovary of the flower) type and inflorescences are cyme or small panicle (Tel-Zur, 2009). The flowers are small and inconspicuous; their most noticeable part is a pale yellow

The experiment was conducted during 2015-16 in the laboratory of Department of Pomology and Postharvest Technology, Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya to study the effect of different Coating elements on shelf life of Indian Olive (Elaeocarpus floribundus Blume). Among 13 different treatments, spoilage % was minimum in Guar gum and highest (65%) occurred in Control. At the end of storage weight loss of chitosan treated fruits were lower than the other treatments, in control it was 47.09%. A combination treatment of paraffin liquid and calcium chloride and uncoated fruits resulted in highest disease incidence (30%). At the last day of storage lowest (6.04%) total sugar percentage was seen in Control whereas highest (6.29%) was seen in CaCl 2 and Guar gum treated fruit. Reducing sugar was found lowest (3.19%) in Calcium chloride (2%) (w/v)+Paraffin liquid (5%)(v/v) and Calcium chloride (2%) (w/v)+Chitosan (2%) (w/v), where as highest reducing sugar was seen in Calcium chloride (1%)(w/v)+Paraffin liquid (5%)(v/v) at the final day of storage. The maximum (3.01%) non-reducing sugar was found in Gum tragacanth (2%) followed by Calcium chloride (2%) (w/v)+Paraffin liquid (5%)(3.01%) and the lowest (2.74%) was seen in Calcium chloride (1%)(w/v)+Paraffin liquid (5%)(v/v). Ascorbic acid was highest (20.86 g 100 g-1 of pulp) in Calcium chloride (2%) (w/v)+Chitosan (2%)(w/v) and Calcium chloride (2%) (w/v)+Parafin liquid and it was lowest (18.2 g 100 g of pulp-1) in Control. The lowest (1.25%) acid content was present in Calcium chloride (2%) (w/v)+Guar gum (2%) (w/v), highest (1.93%) was seen in Calcium chloride (1%) (w/v)+Chitosan (2%)(w/v). Maximum (387.633 g) penetration force was seen in Calcium chloride (1%) (w/v)+Guar gum (2%) (w/v) and minimum (241.067 g) was in Control.