Experimental Treatments
Ripe fruits of ‘Namdokmai’ mango were procured from a local market, sorted for
uniformity in size and shape and freedom from defects, washed in tap water and rinsed. The
fruits were peeled using a very sharp stainless steel knife. The pulp or flesh from both sides
of the fruit was sliced and the pulp from each side was further divided into 6 equal slices.
After rinsing and air-drying, the slices were placed on a foam tray in a sealed glass chamber
flushed with the desired gas mixtures using a flow-through system of air (control) or 1-5% O2
(balance N2) or 2-5% CO2 (balance N2) at 1o
C with 95% relative humidity. The study was
done following completely randomized design experiments using four replications with 6
slices per replicate per observation period. Observation of responses was done at 3-day
interval.