Vol. 7, Issue 4, Part A (2025)

Mango fruit is one of the most important cultivar in the konkan region. In postharvest handling, mango fruit can be affected by number of pathogens. Some of the phytopathogens that severely attack mango fruit are the fungal Colletotrichum, Lasiodiplodia and Aspergillus causing the fruit rot diseases of the mango fruit. The presence of these pathogens can generate postharvest losses between 5-30% of mango production. In some places the fungicides such as Carbendezim are commercially used to control the fruit rot diseases such as Anthracnose, Stem end rot and Aspergillus rot. To reduce and eradicate use of fungicides in post-harvest, methods that are not harmful to the consumer have been tried in the experiments. Different post-harvest treatments have been applied to mango fruit, including chlorinated water, Chitosan along with Acetic Acid, Salicylic acid Blue light exposure High power LED 450 nm and Hot air and hot water treatment at 52 °C. The result with the application of these methods has been efficient but all the treatments (except HWT at 52 °C.) shown drastic phytotoxicity on mango fruits. There is no higher weight loss or phytotoxic effect of Hot water treatment at 52 °C on mango fruit.