Effect of bagging on physico Chemical properties of mango cv. Alphonso.

      Аннотация: Bagging protects fruits from pests, fungal infections, diseases, mechanical damage, reduces spraying of insecticides, and provides an estimate of harvestable fruits per tree. Bagging of fruits is done to prevent damage occurring due to bruises, wounds, scars also diseases, pest attack and to produce cleaner fruit skin with attractive color. In mango, bagging also helps to prevent fruit fly attack and fungal disease incidence. Pre-harvest bagging has shown improvement in the quality of fruits. Alphonso variety of mango is the major export variety and is the choicest table variety among mango varieties. Further, in recent years the unfavourable climate is often experienced in the Konkan region of Maharashtra which spoil the external appearance of fruit. Thus bagging can be helpful under such conditions. Pre-harvest bagging possess prospectus in Alphonso mango, which is not much attempted and hence, the this book discusses the study conducted on the effect of bagging on Physico chemical properties of mango cv. Alphonso.

Ключевые слова: Bagging, chemical properties, physical properties, Stem end rot, Spongy tissue, Brown Paper bag, Muslin cloth bag, Surting bag, Newspaper bagPlastic bag