Effects of pre-packaging and post-harvest treatments on the storage behaviour of mango fruits cv. Alphonso.
Shivarama Reddy L., Thimmaraju K. R.
Author Affiliation: Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore 560?065, India.
: 670-674
Abstract : Weight loss and spoilage in storage of Alphonso mango were reduced when fruits were stored in perforated polyethylene bags. Coating the fruit with wax emulsion (2, 4, 6 or 8%) reduced weight loss and, in the presence of fungicide (thiabendazole, Benlate [benomyl] and Bavistin [carbendazim] at 100, 250 and 500 p.p.m.), the amount of spoilage over 20 days was reduced. The best storage was achieved by treating the fruits with thiabendazole (100 p.p.m.) and 6% wax emulsion.