Effects of cultivar and harvest maturity on ripening of mangoes during storage.
Seymour G. B., N'Diaye M., Wainwright H., Tucker G. A.
Author Affiliation: Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, University of Nottingham, School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonnington, Loughborough, Leics LE12 5RD, UK.
Journal of Horticultural Science 65 : 479-483
Abstract : Low-temperature storage trials were undertaken with mango cultivars Amelie, Kent and Sensation grown in Senegal. The fruits were harvested at various physiological maturities and stored at 12°C for periods of up to 21 days. The response to storage at 12°C was dependent on cultivar, fruit maturity at harvest and harvesting date. The most apparent effect of fruit maturity on subsequent storage behaviour was observed in Amelie. Ripening was retarded more effectively in immature than in mature fruit. Kent showed similar effects of fruit maturity on storage behaviour and when mature fruits harvested on different dates during the mango season were compared it became apparent that the extent of ripening in storage increased as the harvesting season progressed. Sensation mangoes ripened rapidly in store irrespective of fruit maturity at harvest.