¹Department of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, GKVK- Bengaluru, India
²Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Rwanda,   Busogo-Rwanda

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Effect of calcium chloride sprays on ripening, shelf-life and physical chemical proprieties of mango fruits (Mangifera indica L.) Cv.Totapuri was carried out at the “A’ block of mango orchard at UAS, Bangalore, GKVK Campus, Karnataka, India. Mango trees were sprayed with 0.50%, 1.00% and 1.50% CaCl2 at 30 days and 15 days before harvest. The results revealed that spraying of CaCl2 delayed the process of ripening of fruits when compared to fruits from control trees. Mango Cv. Totapuri took more number of days for ripening (19.89 days) when trees were sprayed with 1.50% CaCl2 at 30 days befre harvest. The shelf-life also was extended in mango Cv. Totapuri trees sprayed with 1.50% CaCl2 at 30 days before harvest (25.89 days) and physical-chemical proprieties were improved compare to fruits from non-sprayed trees.

Keywords: Ripening, shelf-life, physico-chemical proprieties, calcium chloride, Totapuri