Pre-harvest fruit bagging in mango using brown paper enhances fruit quality with improved colour, firmness (0.98 N), TSS (21.4 °Brix), and TSS/acid ratio (67.0). Widely adopted in Mallihabad, this technology has resulted in large-scale use—over 3 crore bags in Uttar Pradesh enhancing fruit quality and farmer income by up to ₹30/kg.

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Contact UsDr. T. Damodaran ICAR-Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture, Rehmankhera, P. O. Kakori, Lucknow Email: T[dot]Damodaran[at]icar[dot]gov[dot]in |