Quality profile of `carabao' mango fruits from different production areas
1998
Esguerra, E.B. | Pamulaklakin, J.A. | Valerio, R.F. | Lizada, M.C.C. (Philippines Univ. Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Postharvest Horticulture Training and Research Center)
Despite the development of flower induction, mango producers are still unable to meet the increasing demand for quality fruits, particularly for export. Only 59 percent of the fruits harvested and delivered to the buying station by the cooperator in Iba, Zambales [Philippines] was accepted for export. Mangoes from Leon, Iloilo [Philippines] which are reputed to be of premium eating quality, yielded only 34 percent good quality fruits. A higher proportion (41-85 percent) of off-season fruits from Mati, Davao Oriental [Philippines] was found acceptable for the domestic and Hongkong markets. Most of the defects observed were deformity, uneven peel coloration, wind scars, mechanical damage (i.e. cuts and punctures), scab, scale insect damage, and the presence of mealy bugs and sooty mold. At the exporters' packinghouse, the proportion of fruits acceptable for export to Japan ranged from 38-80 percent. Besides the usual causes of rejection, ripening as indicated by peel color, latex stains and burns, and exceedingly small size rendered fruits unacceptable. A mechanism for utilizing quality profiles to provide feedback to mango growers and traders on needed interventions will be discussed
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