Mango Fruit Detachment of Trees after Applying a Blend Composed of HNO3 and Charcoal Activated
David Vargas-Cano,
Federico Hahn,
José Luis Rodriguez de la O
et al.
Abstract:As young workers prefer urban labors and migrate to USA and Canada, mango harvesting is becoming scarce on Mexican coasts. This seasonal labor is becoming expensive and when many orchards produce fruit simultaneously, grower losses increase. In this research, an innovative fruit detachment method was tested after applying a viscous paste to the pedicel of mango fruits hanging in the tree. Activated carbon or charcoal (AC), was mixed with different amounts of nitric acid to provide three AC composite blends nam… Show more
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