Effect of various chemicals and fungicidal treatment on post-harvest quality of mango (Mangifera indica L) cv. Amrapali

An experiment was carried out in Post-Harvest Technology Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, SVPUAT, Meerut, during the year 2006 to assess the effect of various chemicals and fungicidal treatment on post-harvest quality of mango cv. Amrapali. Total 11 treatments were applied to assess the post-harvest quality of mango.during storage. The experiment was laid out under CRD with eleven treatments and replicated three times. The treatment unit was five fruits per replication. Out of these, ethrel 750 ppm treated fruits showed better results followed by ethrel 500 ppm. Treatment ethrel + bavistin (750+1000 ppm) were also found to be significantly superior over control in respect of post-harvest quality of fruit. Based on results of this study, it can be concluded the ethrel 750 ppm was found to be the most suitable treatment In improving post-harvest parameters, i.e., specific gravity, moisture loss, decay, acidity, sugar content and sugar: acidity ratio etc.