A method of eliminating many of the problems which reduce the value of mangoes.
Oosthuyse, S. A.;
Yearbook - South African Mango Growers' Association Year: 1997 Vol: 17 Pages: 41-44
1997
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The effectiveness of bagging as a means of preventing postharvest disease was studied in mangoes cv. Kent growing in an orchard in South Africa during 1996. Fruits were bagged with waxed, opaque paper bags when they were golf-ball size. Unsprayed, unbagged fruits served as controls. Varying degrees of bag breakage were observed at harvest, although some bags remained intact. After harvest and bag removal, fruits were placed in cold storage at 12.5 deg C for 28 days. They were then allowed to continue ripening at 20 deg . The extent of decay on ripening was directly related to the degree of exposure (degree of bag breakage in bagged fruits) prior to harvest. Fruits removed from unbroken bags did not show signs of decay on ripening. Skin colouration, shelf life and taste were unaffected by bagging. It was concluded that bagging may be an effective measure to avoid fruit problems associated with environmental hazards such as insect attack, sunburn, wind abrasion, sap spurt at harvest, damage due to
small hail stones and pre-harvest disease infection.