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Potential for improvement of mango skin colour during storage.

Saks, Y.; Hofman, P. J.; Meiburg, G. F.;

Acta Horticulturae Year: 1999 Issue: No. 485 Pages: 325-329 Ref: 7 ref.

1999

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Potential for improvement of mango skin colour during storage.

To test the potential for postharvest illumination to improve mango skin colour, fruits of cultivars Kensington Pride and Tommy Atkins harvested at commercial maturity were exposed soon after harvest to cool-white fluorescent illumination at 13 deg C or 20 deg C (temperatures recommended for mango storage and ripening in Australia, respectively) for 1, 5, 24 or 48 h. Two levels of photon fluency rate (135 and 175 micro mol m-2 s-1) were tested. In both cultivars the response to illumination was greater at 20 deg C than at 13 deg C. Both levels of illumination provided similar improvements in skin colour. Illumination of Kensington Pride fruits for 5 or 48 h at both low and high light intensity resulted in significantly more yellow and red colour on the skin than illumination for other durations. Low intensity light exposure for 1 h was not sufficient to have any significant effect on colour of Kensington Pride fruits. Illumination of Tommy Atkins fruits for 24 h with low light intensity increase

d both the yellow and red colour of the skin.