Harvest maturity determination for export mango (Mangifera indica L. 'Nam Dok Mai')
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Author list: Watanawan C., Wasusri T., Wongs-Aree C., Srilaong V., Kanlayanarat S.
Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Publication year: 2013
Journal: Acta Horticulturae (0567-7572)
Volume number: 989
Start page: 111
End page: 114
Number of pages: 4
ISBN: 9789066054189
ISSN: 0567-7572
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
Harvesting 'Nam Dok Mai' mango fruit destined for export markets requires a maturity stage that ensures minimum risk of ripening during refrigerated transport and acceptable potential for subsequent ripening. Fruit maturity was indexed in terms of near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) values and compared this with peel and flesh color, dry matter content (DMC), total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), visual score for export fruit and sensory taste. Sixty fruit lots picked 84-119 days after fruit set (DAFS) were used. Results showed that NIR values compared well with DMC and TSS values which increased with increasing stage of maturity. The optimum maturity stage for harvesting fruit for export was 105-112 DAFS; fruit had comparably higher NIR values, DMC, TSS, VSE and taste values than fruit harvested at earlier stage of maturity. ฉ ISHS 2013.
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Mango, Maturity, Near-infrared spectroscopy
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