Effects of ethrel application and packaging on mango fruit quality
2003
Elkashif, E.M. (University of Gezira, Wad Medani (Sudan). National Institute for the Promotion of Horticultural Exports) | Elamin, O.M. | Mohamed, T.B. (University of Gezira, Wad Medani (Sudan). Faculty of Agricultural Sciences)
Experiments were conducted at the National Institute for the promotion of Horticultural Exports, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan, during May 1997 and 1998 to investigate the effects of Ethrel and polyethylene packaging on mango fruit quality. Mango fruits were harvested at the mature-green stage and treated with Ethrel or left as control. Fruits were packed in either intact or perforated polyethylene packages or left unpacked. The experiments were set up in a completely randomized design with three replications. Ethrel treatment accelerated the rate of fruit ripening as shown by an increase in total soluble solids, yellowing and a decrease in fruit firmness and starch content. Fruits packed in intact polyethylene packages resulted in the lowest weight loss, followed by those packed in perforated films, whereas unpacked fruits showed the highest weight loss and lowest quality manifested in shriveling and deterioration
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