Mangoes from Mux (Multan City)

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Post Harvesting Treatment

Mango fruit matures in 100 to 150 days after flowering. The fruit will have the best flavor if allowed to ripen on the tree. Ripening fruit turns the characteristic color of the variety and begins to soften to the touch, much like a peach. Commercial marketability requires 13% dissolved solids (sugars). You may start harvesting when the sugar level become 12%. When the first fruit shows color on tree, all of that size fruit or larger may be removed; repeat when remaining fruit colors. 

Picking should be done by the experienced/trained person. Mangoes are generally harvested by hand from the ground, by snapping the mangofrom the stem.  Where harvesting by hand from the ground is not possible, a long pole with a cutting blade and a small bagunder the blade to catch the fruit.is used.  Don't allow mango to fall from tree, it will cause injury. Mango is placed in chilled water (containing 100 ppmsodium hyperchlorite) for washing to remove debris and latex stains.  Before placing into cold storage dry the moisture from Mango skin.  Do not store below 10° C. As per Post Harvest Research Center,  Faisalabad, the best storing temperature for Pakistani Mangoes is 17° C. You may store your Mangoes at this temperature upto 21 days. The fruit ripens best if placed stem end down in trays at room temperature and covered with a dampened cloth to avoid shriveling. 

TIPS

• Start Picking early in the morning.

• Picking should be done by trained staff.

• Place the Mangoes in Sheds after picking.

• Provide them Chilled Water treatment.

• Don't allow belly packing.

• Transport Mangoes under chilled or at least in shaded vehicle.

• Place them at 17° C with 98% Moisture.