The highest TSS values of 18.40 and 18.20 Brix were recorded
when salicylic acid was applied at 500 mg L 3% calcium chloride and 51.5
1000 mg L −1 in combination with C hot water, and salicylic acid at
without postharvest treatment, with no significant difference
among them. The TSS of mango fruit was 12.60 Brix on the
inoculated control, 12 days after inoculation, which was the
lowest value compared to the other treatments (Table 4). This may
be attributed to the high severity of anthracnose and tissue damage
by the pathogen which could have accelerated ripening. The change
in TSS could be due to hydrolytic changes in starch, and conversion
of starch to sugar which is an important index of ripening process
in mango and other climacteric fruit (Kittur et al., 2001).