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Figure 14.1. Mango production seasons in different countries (source: Sa uco, 2004; PHDEB, 2005).
and Cobin (1951) suggested that specific gravity could be a
good index for predicting the maturity in Florida mangoes.
Saini et al. (1971) and Mann and Singh (1973) reported
that the specific gravity was
anthesis), and (3) physiologically overmature (more than
100 days after anthesis) (Kalra and Tandon, 1993). In
mango harvest, maturity comes generally after physiologi-
cal maturity.
Maturity can be divided into four stages: (1) shoulders
in line with stem end and green olive color, (2) shoulders
outgrown the stem end and olive color, (3) shoulders out-
grown the stem end and color becomes light, and (4) flesh
becomes soft and blush develops. Out of these, the stages
2 and 3 were found to be the best as these developed good
taste and flavor.
Joshi and Roy (1985) reported that mangoes were har-
vested when a few partially ripe fruits dropped naturally
<
1.00 at initial stages but in-
creased to
1.00 near maturity. However, this is not a rule
of thumb as some varieties do not exhibit this character and
a majority of fruits have a specific gravity of < 1.00, even at
full maturity (Narayana, 1989; Narayana et al., 1997). The
number of days taken by fruit to mature depends on the
variety and the climatic conditions and hence cannot serve
as a guide. Growth phase of 'Dashehari' mangoes could
be divided into three stages: (1) immature (60-70 days af-
ter anthesis), (2) physiologically mature (84-86 days after
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