The Effect of Waxing Options on Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality of “ngowe” Mango Fruits under Different Storage Conditions

Table 1

Changes in Pulp color (H°) for “ngowe” mango fruits which were treated with either 5% Shellac wax, Mango Decco wax or left Untreated (Control) and stored in cold storage (12°C).

Days in storage
Treatment	0	8	15	22	28
Untreated	92.51a	83.7a	81.69a	78.39a
5% Shellac wax	92.51a	84.86a	85.55a	84.48b	80.6a
Decco wax	92.51a	83.48a	83.9a	81.68b	81.66a
Mean	92.51	84.01	83.75	81.98	82.27
LSDs	1.093	4.264	4.626	1.878	3.329

Means within each column followed by different letter differ significantly at ().