Ethylene preripening of mangos prior to shipment.
Barmore C. R., Mitchell E. F.
Author Affiliation: IFAS Agricultural Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, USA.
Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 88 : 469-471
Abstract : The optimum treatments for initiating ripening and colour development of mangoes were ethylene at 10-20 p.p.m. at 21 deg C for 12-24 h. Colour development was further enhanced by a temperature of 15.6 deg during shipping.