Studies on postharvest physiology of mango fruits.
Li AnNi, Zhu HuiYing, Deng YiCai, Li MingQi
Author Affiliation: Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 2 : 64-69
Abstract : The respiration rate of mango fruits rose from 23.2 mg CO2?kg-1?h-1 at harvest to 132.9 mg CO2?kg-1?h-1 at 8 days after harvest. At the same time, pulp firmness fell from >30 p/cm² to 8-9 p/cm². TSS, and reducing and non-reducing sugars increased markedly up to 5 days after harvest, and the peel colour changed from dark green to pale green. After 14 days, sugar contents decreased and flavour was impaired; peel colour became yellowish green.