Decay and acceptability of mangos treated with combinations of hot water, imazalil, and ?-radiation.
Spalding D. H., Reeder W. F.
Author Affiliation: ARS, USDA, Subtropical Hort. Res. Sta., Miami, FL 33158, USA.
Plant Disease 70 : 1149-1151
Abstract : Combination treatments with radiation at 200 or 750 Gy and hot water (53°C) or hot 0.1% a.i. imazalil for 3 min were more effective than single treatments for control of anthracnose of Tommy Atkins mangoes caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [Glomerella cingulata] and stem end rot caused by Diplodia natalensis [Botryodiplodia theobromae] or Phomopsis [Diaporthe] citri. Irradiation at 750 Gy inhibited development of ripe skin colour and caused some browning and pitting of the skin. Effects of radiation on skin colour and injury were partially offset when heat treatment preceded irradiation. Individual wrapping of mangoes in shrink film resulted in increased decay and breakdown.