Postharvest Losses of Mangro Fruit (Mangifera indica) in Morogoro Region
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The study was conducted to determine mango fruit damages
at the different stages of the supply chain. The goal of the
study was to develop suitable practices for reduction of
postharvest losses at wholesale market in Morogoro region.
The total postharvest losses of mango fruits encountered in all
stages along the supply chain was 43.8 % with the main damage
features being caused by fruit fly maggots, microbial decay
and fruit softening each accounting for 8.65, 11.85 and 20.05%
of the total losses, respectively. It is recommended that during
transportation, loading of too many cartons on trucks without
separators be avoided. Keeping mango fruits under the sun
during the whole should also be avoided.
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