Comparative Response of Mango Fruit towards Pre- and Post-Storage Quarantine Heat Treatments
2022
Saqib Javed | Huimin Fu | Amjad Ali | Atif Nadeem | Muhammad Amin | Kashif Razzaq | Sami Ullah | Ishtiaq A. Rajwana | Shafa Nayab | Vasileios Ziogas | Ping Liu | Syed Bilal Hussain
The present study investigates the comparative effect of pre- and post-storage quarantine heat treatments (hot water treatment (HWT) and vapor heat treatment (VHT)) on the post-harvest performance of the mango fruit cv. ‘Chenab Gold’. The results indicate that the application of HWT at 48 °C for 60 min or VHT at 47 °C for 25 min after 21 days under cold storage enhanced the ethylene production and fruit weight loss, while decreasing fruit firmness and vitamin C content. Noticeably, the post-storage heat treatments ruptured the fruit and destroyed their market value. However, fruit treated with HWT or VHT at harvest exhibited slow weight loss, better skin color, and maintained biochemical attributes as compared to the control when kept under ambient storage conditions. Taken together, the application of hot water before storage has a positive influence on mango fruit quality, while post-storage heat treatment has a devastating impact upon fruit quality and shelf life, cancelling its potential commercial application.
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