| Specific
gravity and its influence on maturity of mango cv. Baneshan. |
| Narayana,
C. K.,Pal, R. K.,Roy, S. K. |
| Indian
Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India. |
| Mango fruits
harvested at the Tapka stage (when mature fruits start dropping) having
a specific gravity >1.00 are considered to have attained optimum
maturity. However, the majority of mature fruits of Baneshan mango
(89.4%) harvested at this stage had a specific gravity <1.00. No
clear relationship was observed between the fruit size or fruit weight
and specific gravity of this cultivar. Light stones, low stone:pulp
ratio (1:6.04) and a void space between the kernel and internal stone
wall in Baneshan mango seemed to be contributory factors. There were
more vascular vessels (and these were larger) in the peel of Baneshan
fruits than in Bombay Green and Surkha fruits. Quality was slightly
higher in Baneshan fruits with a specific gravity >1.00. |
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