How Post-Harvest Decay on Mango Influences the Ability to Produce High-Quality Fresh Products for the Market.

byLife Tips •December 26, 2022

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Postharvest decay represents a significant challenge for the mango industry.

It has been reported that postharvest losses of fresh mango fruits account for more than half of the production of mangoes in some developing countries. Losses that occur after harvest can be caused by a number of different factors, including physiological changes, physical damage, chemical injury or residues, and pathological decay. Postharvest diseases of mango lower the quality of the fruit to the point where it is no longer fit for human consumption. In the vast majority of instances, imperfect fruit is unable to be sold, which results in significant economic loss in international trade. Anthracnose, stem end rot, and soft rots are three of the most common postharvest diseases that cause the quality of the fruit to deteriorate. Both anthracnose and stem end rot, which are both caused by fungi, are two of the most common plant diseases. The majority of the rotting that occurs after mangoes have been harvested is caused by fungal pathogens. In order to ensure both competitiveness and the successful consignment of mangoes to international markets, efforts must be focused on enhancing and maintaining the marketing standard. In order to effectively manage a disease, it is necessary to first correctly identify both the disease and the pathogen that is responsible for it. Even though different pathogens can cause postharvest diseases, the symptoms of these diseases can often look very similar to one another. In situations like these, isolating disease lesions from the patient is necessary in order to identify the causative agent. In most cases, the use of morphological characteristics as an identification criterion is insufficient to make a distinction between these species.