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Use of UV-C irradiation to prevent decay and maintain postharvest quality of ripe 'Tommy Atkins' mangoes.

Author(s) : GONZÁLEZ AGUILAR G. A., WANG C. Y., BUTA J. G., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Ripe 'Tommy Atkins' mangoes were exposed to UV-C irradiation for 10 and 20 min, prior to storage for 14 days at 5 or 20 °C and a shelf-life period of 7 days at 20 °C. UV-C-treated fruit maintained better visual appearance than unirradiated controls. UV-C irradiation for 10 min was the most effective regime. No UV damage was observed on treated fruits after storage. These results indicate that UV-C irradiation could be used as an effective and rapid method to preserve the postharvest life of ripe mangoes.

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  • Original title: Use of UV-C irradiation to prevent decay and maintain postharvest quality of ripe 'Tommy Atkins' mangoes.
  • Record ID : 2002-1892
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. - vol. 36 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 2001
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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