PJB-2010-215
STORAGE OF RIPE MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) CV. ALPHONSO IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE WITH ELEVATED CO2
HAMEED ULLAH1, SAEED AHMAD2*, A.K. THOMPSON3, WAQAR AHMAD2 AND M. AZHER NAWAZ2
Abstract
Alphonso cultivar of mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important fruit of Pakistan which has strong export potential. Fresh mango fruits normally have a short storage life of 10 to 12 days at ambient temperature and can suffer low temperature injury (chilling injury) during refrigerated storage, which severely hinders it from reaching the ultimate consumers in suitable edible form so causes high economic losses. Controlled atmosphere (CA) storage was studied to determine its feasibility and optimum storage conditions for mango fruit cv. Alphonso in order to extend its shelf life without detrimental affects on its quality. Fully ripe mangoes were stored at 3% O2 with elevated CO2 levels i.e., 0, 3, 6, 9
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