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Post-harvest Diseases of Mango and their Integrated Management

Mango (Mangifera indica) is one of the major fruit crops of India. It is well known with name of King of Fruits. India contributes about 56 per cent of global production. Mango crop suffers due to many post-harvest diseases like anthracnose, stem-end rot, black mould rot, Botryosphaeria rot, phoma rot etc. Rotting of fruits due to several other fungal infestation is also very common. Post-harvest diseases can be managed by preharvest spray with fungicides, careful handling during harvesting, sorting and grading, hot water treatment (52+/-1 degree C, 10 minutes) and coating of fruits with essential oil/s help in management of post-harvest diseases of mango. There is a need to focus on use of nontoxic substances, biocontrol control and physical methods to manage post-harvest diseases. Farmers need to be trained on safe harvesting and integrated management of post-harvest diseases.