shows the relationships between weight loss and shrivel
after 22 d at 13 C. Both experiments showed two distinct
treatments groups. In the
first experiment (Fig. 3A) the fruit
packed with MP bag and MP bag + 1-MCP had the lowest weight
loss (6.5 and 7.2%, respectively) and the lowest degree of shrivel
(1.3 and 1, respectively). While control and treatment with 1-MCP
had the highest weight loss and the highest degree of shrivel (13.4%
and 3.8; 15.3% and 3.2, respectively). The use of 1-MCP treatment
did not reduce weight loss of shrivel. However, in agreement with
these data, Ben-Arie et al. (2001) also reported that the MP bag
reduced weight loss in ‘Tommy Atkins’ and ‘Keitt’ mangoes stored
for 3 weeks at 12 C. In the second experiment (Fig. 3B) the
treatment with wax or wax + NO resulted in the lowest weight loss
and shrivel values (4.8% and 1; 5.1% and 1.6, respectively), whereas
control fruit or those treated with NO had the highest weight loss
and shrivel values (13.3% and 3; 14.1% and 2.7, respectively).