title: Textural properties of mango cultivars during ripening.
abstract: Firmness and toughness of fruit, peel and pulp of seven different mango cultivars were studied over a ripening period of ten days to investigate the effects of harvesting stages (early, mid and late) on fruit quality. Parameters were measured at equatorial region of fruits using TA-Hdi Texture Analyzer. The textural characteristics showed a rapid decline in their behaviour until mangoes got ripened and thereafter, the decline became almost constant indicating the completion of ripening. However, the rate of decline in textural properties was found to be cultivar specific. In general, the changes in textural attributes were found to be significantly influenced by ripening period and stage of harvesting, but firmness attributes (peel, fruit and pulp) of early harvested mangoes did not differ significantly from mid harvested mangoes, while peel, fruit and pulp firmness of late harvested mangoes were found to be significantly lower than early and mid harvested mangoes.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Division, Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, 141004 India.
authors.forename: Shyam Narayan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Division, Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, 141004 India.
authors.forename: Pranita
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Division, Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, 141004 India.
authors.forename: Kairam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narsaiah
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Division, Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, 141004 India.
authors.forename: Poonam Preet
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Division, Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, 141004 India.
authors.forename: Ashish Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Division, Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, 141004 India.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Cultivar; Harvesting stage; Quality; Ripening period; Shelf life; Textural characteristics