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STUDY ON PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND POST-HARVEST WEIGHT LOSS OF SEVEN MANGO VARIETIES GROWN AT CHAPAINAWABGANJ (Pages : 36 - 38)

An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Laboratory of Regional Horticulture Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Chapainawabganj during the period from June, 2015 to August, 2015. The objectives of the study were to know the post harvest weight loss and biochemical properties of mangoes. Seven important mango varieties were included in this study such as BARI Aam-1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Khirsapat and Langra. All varieties were lost their weight with the increase of storage period and 7th days after harvest BARI Aam-1, 6 and Khirsapat varieties were rotten and the maximum weight loss (12.45%) was recorded at Langra followed by BARI Aam-4 (10.50%) and BARI Aam-2 (9.56%). The minimum (8.44%) weight loss was recorded from BARI Aam-3. The highest pH (4.5) was recorded from BARI Aam-6 followed by BARI Aam-3 (4.4) and the lowest (3.5) from variety Langra. The maximum (7 days) shelf life was recorded from the variety BARI Aam-2, 3, 4 and Langra and the minimum (6 days) from the variety BARI Aam-1, 6 and Khirsapat. Therefore, appropriate measures should be taken to avoid weight loss of each variety and mangoes should make available to the consumers as soon as possible just after harvest.Download