Effect of boric acid treatment on the ripening of mango (Mangifera indica) cv. Sensation.
Zeng YanRu, Srivastava G. C., Pandey M., Prasad N. K.
Author Affiliation: Zhejiang Forestry College, Lin'an 311300, China.
Journal of the Zhejiang Forestry College 13 : 263-269
Abstract : Mature, unripe Sensation mango fruits were treated with 10 mmol boric acid/litre. During an 8-day ripening period fruits treated with boric acid lost fresh weight more gradually than control fruits. Chlorophyll content in the skin also declined less rapidly. Treated fruits exhibited higher activities of pectin methyl esterase (PME) and polygalacturonase (PG) than control fruits with the PME peak coming 2 days earlier than that of PG. Boric acid treatment lowered respiratory activity in the fruit as compared to controls with no effect on total sugar content in the pulp.