Effect of GA3 as a post-harvest treatment of mango fruit on ripening, amylase and peroxidase activity and quality during storage.
Khader S. E. S. A., Singh B. P., Khan S. A.
Author Affiliation: Central Institute of Horticulture for Northern Plains, B-217, Indira Nagar, Lucknow 226 016, India.
Scientia Horticulturae 36 : 261-266
Abstract : Treatment with GA3 at 100 or 200 mg/litre significantly delayed ripening of fruits of the cv. Mallika stored between 35 ± 2° and 29 ± 1°C. GA3 treatment retarded the total loss in weight, chlorophyll and ascorbic acid content, and reduced amylase and peroxidase activity during ripening.