The quality difference between embryo fruit and non-embryo fruit of mango.
Wu HongXia, Ma WeiHong, Wang SongBiao, Zhou YiGang
Author Affiliation: South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
South China Fruits : 40-41
Abstract : Experiment was carried out with 17-year-old trees of Irwin and Tainong 1 mango cultivars grown with spacing of 3 m x 5 m. Fruit were harvested on 24 and 29 June. Fruit characteristics of 2 cultivars were evaluated and compared. Results showed the fruit weight of embryo-fruit (normal fruit) were much higher than those of non-embryo fruit. The normal fruit weight of Irwin cultivar was 402.02 g, while the non-embryo fruit only 127.0 g; the normal fruit weight of Tainong 1 was 300.0 g, while the non-embryo fruit only 78.67 g. But the fruit soluble solids and ascorbic acid contents of both cultivars were much higher than those of normal fruit. The soluble solids content of the normal fruit of Tainong 1 was 19.99%, while the non-embryo fruit was 22-.60%. The ascorbic acid of the normal fruit of Irwin cultivar was 0.18/mg úg -1, while the non-embryo fruit was 0.24/mg úg-1.