ISHS Acta Horticulturae 455: V International Mango Symposium
EFFECT OF METHOD OF HARVESTING ON POSTHARVEST LOSS REDUCTION AND EXTENSION OF SHELF LIFE OF MANGO |
| Authors: | D.P. Waskar, S.D. Masalkar, R.S. Gaikwad, S.V. Damame |
| Keywords: | Kesar, stalk, harvesters, ripening, shrivelling, manual, spoilage |
| Abstract:
The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of method of harvesting on postharvest loss reduction and extension of shelf life of mango grown under arid zone region. For this purpose, the mango fruits Cv. Kesar were harvested with stalk (2.5 cm) using various harvesters such as Dapoli, CISH, IIHR and IARI mango harvesters along with manual harvesting without stalk. The fruits were then graded and packed in corrugated fibre board (CFB) boxes and stored at an ambient conditions (24.12 to 38.12° C temp. and 42.18 to 81.25 % RH). It was found that with the help of Dapoli harvester, the maximum number of fruits could be harvested (182 fruits/hr) followed by CISH, IIHR, IARI harvesters and manual harvesting. Kesar mango fruits with stalk intact recorded delayed ripening as well as delayed shrivelling. The fruits harvested by using all the harvesters recorded maximum and equal shelf life of 15 days at an ambient conditions as against 11 days of manual harvesting. The fruits harvested by using these harvesters recorded minimum weight loss of 12.95, 13.20, 12.30 and 13.00 per cents, respectively as against 17.20 per cent of manual harvesting. The spoilage of manually harvested fruits was found to be 21.75 per cent after 16 days of storage. The mango fruits were found to have infected by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Diplodia natalensis when harvested manually. | |
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