Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) Fruit: As Affected by The Degree of Exposure to Sunlight

Abstract

(orientation) sides of the tree East, West, North, and South and was stored at 30^○Cthe till ripening. The results indicated that the quality was best and water percent was lowest for the fruit harvested from South (sun exposure time for the fruit was maximum) orientation of tree; the shelf life was longest and weight percentage was lowest for North direction as compared to others, irrespective of the variety. The obtained results showed that East and West values of various parameters were almost the same whereas, these were significantly different for the North and South sides, irrespective of the variety. It was also noted that the Langra variety is more responsive to sun exposure than compared to Samar Bahisht Chaunsa variety.