Suitability study of using thermoplastic starch coating material for Harum Manis (MA128) mango in post harvest management / Yazid Mohd Esa, Sharizal Hasan and Mohd Lias Kamal

• Main Authors: Mohd Esa, Yazid, Hasan, Sharizal, Kamal, Mohd Lias
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2006
• Subjects: Fruit and fruit culture; Coatings
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11563/1/AJ_YAZID%20MOHD%20ESA%20JI%2006.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11563/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

In this study, plasticized starch with glycerol was used to coat Harum Manis (HM) mango fruits and observed for basal end rot (BER) incidences caused by the common pathogen Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. and the possible effect of coating on the sugar content of the mangoes. The starch coating of ma...