Comparative study of the mango supply chain in different production regions in Thailand
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Author list: Matulaprungsan B., Boonyaritthongchai P., Wongs-Aree C., Kanlayanarat S., Srisurapanon V.
Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Acta Horticulturae (0567-7572)
Volume number: 1088
Start page: 283
End page: 288
Number of pages: 6
ISBN: 9789462610828
ISSN: 0567-7572
eISSN: 2406-6168
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
Nam Dok Mai' mango for exporting plays a big part of margin, increased in fruit market of Thailand. Many researches on improvement of the quality have been published both tested in pre-harvest and post-harvest. The aim of this study was to compare supply chains of mangoes starting form orchards through export according to postharvest physical quality by surveying different grower's practices. In the beginning, three different orchards in Phetchabun province were chosen with focusing on the differences in bagging days and pesticization. The results showed that bagging duration affected the color change on the mango skin during fruit development but postharvest diseases. On the other hand, duration of pesticide spraying before bagging showed that 1-2 days spraying before bagging revealed higher fruit diseases compared to bagging immediately after spraying.
Keywords
Bagging, Grower's practice
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