eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-05-06 9 1 85 96 9468 article A. M. Murugan 1 Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Present investigation was performed to assess the effect of storage of fruits and vegetables in eco-friendly earthen pot cool chamber (EPCC-2) for the purpose of house hold storages. Fruits and vegetables were stored in (EPCC-2) to find out the physiological loss in weight (PLW), heterotrophic microbial population, biochemical characteristics, organoleptic changes and shelf -life period. The results were compared with ambient and refrigerator storages. It was observed that the vegetables stored in earthen pot cool chamber remained fresh with a minimum changes in physiological weight loss, microbial load, organoleptic values and biochemical characteristics. EPCC-2 showed a higher degree of consumer preferences when compared with other two storage systems. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol9no1/a-study-on-cost-effective-and-eco-friendly-earthen-pot-cool-chamber-epcc-2-system-for-rural-population-to-store-post-harvest-vegetables/ Post harvest; Earthen Pot Cool Chamber; Organoleptic Values; Physiological Weight Loss