Physical and chemical changes during Tommy Atkins mangoes development in São Francisco valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
Lucena E. M. P. de, Assis J. S. de, Alves R. E., Silva V. C. M. da, Enéas Filho J.
Author Affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE, Ciências Biológicas, Av. Paranjana, 1700, Itaperi CEP 60.740-903, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura 29 : 96-101
Abstract : A study was undertaken in São Francisco Valley, Petrolina (Pernambuco, Brazil) to characterize mango (Mangifera indica cv. Tommy Atkins) fruit growth from flowering to commercial harvest, identifying when the mango reaches the harvest maturity stage based on physical and physicochemical determinations. The fruits were harvested at 35, 49, 63, 70, 77, 84, 98 and 112 days after flowering (DAF), and the longitudinal diameter, ventral diameter, transversal diameter, product of the diameters, fresh mass, dry mass, water content and percentage, Blush scale for skin colour and soluble solids were determined. Tommy Atkins took 98 DAF to reach the maturity stage and the dry mass, among those studied, was the best growth indicator.