Glossary

Post-harvest handling covers the steps between picking fruit and its final use, including moving, sorting, cleaning, packing, ripening, and storage. Mangoes can suffer sap burn, bruising, temperature injury, and decay during this period even when they looked sound on the tree. Gentle handling, clean equipment, and conditions suited to maturity help preserve quality. Trace the whole sequence when investigating losses rather than assuming every defect began in the orchard or can be corrected by a later treatment.