Ultrastructural studies of mango fruit ripening cv. Bangalora.
Preethi P., Soorianathasundaram K., Subramanian K.
Author Affiliation: Department of Fruit Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India.
Biochemical and Cellular Archives 14 : 391-393
Abstract : Mango is one of the most important climacteric fruits, showed a peak respiration immediately after harvest. The biochemical and physiological changes during mango fruit ripening were extensively studied. But, the reports for ultrastructural changes is rarely examined. In this study, major structural changes like wax layer, loosening of cell integrity and starch degradation were observed under light microscopy and scanning electron microscope. In unripe mango fruits the wax layers covered the filaments present beneath the pericarp were gradually visible when ripening starts, tightly packed cells were loosening and starch granule hydrolysis during fruit ripening were observed.