Effect of packing and wrapping on postharvest rots of mango fruits.
Mortuza M. G., Reza M. M. A., Alam S. M. K.
Author Affiliation: Plant Pathology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Pathology 18 : 1-5
Abstract : Mango fruits were wrapped with polyethylene bag, newspaper or tissue paper and packed in wooden box, bamboo basket and hard paper carton after hot water treatment (55°C for 7 minutes). After 350 km of transportation on a jeep and 72 h of wrapping and packing, the fruits were kept on a wooden table at room temperature. It was found that polyethylene bag wrapping caused maximum reduction in incidence of anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [Glomerella cingulata]), which was followed by newspaper and tissue paper. Polyethylene wrapping delayed ripening considerably. The incidence of stem-end rot (Lasiodiplodia theobromae) increased in fruits wrapped with polyethylene but it decreased in fruits wrapped with newspaper and tissue paper compared to control. The incidence of anthracnose was lowest in fruits packed in carton and that of stem-end rot was minimal in wooden box.