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Fruit Development, Ripening & HarvestHow can sap on a picker's hands damage otherwise clean mangoes?
Sap can be transferred from a previous fruit onto the next fruit touched, creating damage away from the stalk. Include hand cleanliness in the de-sapping routine and check whether marks follow gripping positions. Clean or replace contaminated contact surfaces before continuing. A cluster of similarly placed stains can reveal a handling problem that would be missed by inspecting stalk cuts alone.