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AGREEMENT INIFAP-NMBAgreement • June 13th, 2016
Sea refrigerated mango shipments from Guatemala, Haiti, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil take up to three weeks to reach the US market. Most of the time because of inadequate cold chain, CI is observed in a high degree lowering fruit quality, especially poor flavor and color development. Consequently, that situation may be compromising mango marketing in the US causing great economic losses to the industry members. The objectives of this study were to determine the critical combinations of time and temperature and the associated chilling threshold temperature(s), as well as, to quantify the effect of ripening degree on CI for the most important mango varieties grown in Mexico. The study was done in fruit of ‘Ataulfo’, ‘Tommy Atkins’, ‘Kent’ and ‘Keitt’. The following factors were evaluated: a) Ripening degree (Partially ripe and ripe); b) Storage temperatures (45.5, 50.0, and 54.5°F) (7.5, 10.0 and 12.5°C) and c) Storage time (1, 2, or 3 weeks). A Factorial design was used with 20 replications
