Physiological changes in Kesar mango fruits as influenced by treatment and storage.
Yadav M. K., Patel N. L., Ankita Hazarika, Chaudhari P. M.
Author Affiliation: N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Dandi Road, Navsari (Gujarat) 396 450, India.
Horticultural Journal 23 : 16-17
Abstract : Fully mature mango fruits cv. Kesar with uniform size and shape were harvested by hand picking from Regional Horticultural Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari during the year 2008. The fruits wrapped with various wrapping materials viz. Tissue paper, Butter paper, Brown paper and News paper and then stored at ambient and 12°C temperature. Whereas, control fruits stored at ambient without wrapping. In various wrapping treatments and storage at 12°C, the maximum TSS (17.22%), total sugars percent (16.30), reducing sugars percent (5.21) and ascorbic acid (15.42 mg/100 pulp) was recorded at 12°C with butter paper wrapping. At ambient, maximum favourable bio-chemical changes recorded under brown paper wrapping, the maximum shelf life (31.32 days) was obtained under butter paper wrapping treatment and stored at 12°C whereas, minimum shelf life was recorded at ambient without wrapping (13.35 days). However, there were no significant changes in ascorbic acid content due to treatments.