the effectiveness of chitosan coating
containing LPOS in postharvest conservation of mangoes. Chitosan
has antimicrobial activity which was been strengthened by the
LPOS. A chitosan concentration at 1% containing LPOS was
sufficiently effective against microbial contamination and enabled
a delay in fruit ripening without altering quality. If chitosan coating
had an effect on the physico-chemical properties, the presence of
the LPOS did not affect those parameters. Use of chitosan–LPOS
could thus be an effective approach in the preservation of tropical
fruit, an alternative in limiting synthetic pesticide use.