Analysis of Critical Control Points of Post-Harvest Diseases in the Material Flow of Nam Dok Mai Mango Exported to Japan

Benjamaporn Matulaprungsan, Chalermchai Wongs-Aree, Pathompong Penchaiya, Panida Boonyaritthongchai, Viroat Srisurapanon and Sirichai Kanlayanarat
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Benjamaporn Matulaprungsan: Postharvest Technology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand
Chalermchai Wongs-Aree: Postharvest Technology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand
Pathompong Penchaiya: Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Office of the Higher Education Commission, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Panida Boonyaritthongchai: Postharvest Technology Program, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand
Viroat Srisurapanon: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
Sirichai Kanlayanarat: Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Office of the Higher Education Commission, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Agriculture, 2019, vol. 9, issue 9, 1-12

Abstract: ‘Nam Dok Mai’ mango is a luxury commercial fruit in Thailand, but post-harvest diseases infecting the ripe fruit is a major problem affecting marketability. The objective of the present study was to map the supply chain of ‘Nam Dok Mai’ mangoes exported to Japan and analyze the critical points of post-harvest disease infection caused mainly by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides . Risk points of the post-harvest diseases were found by examining the material and information flows from processes ranging from field production to post-harvest handling, and these were obtained from mango growers and an exporter. The findings of interviews with mango growers and observations of the mangoes in field production were that the first point of risk was cultivar selection, while branch pruning and fruit bagging were further important processes causing post-harvest fruit decay. On the other hand, it was found that post-harvest handling was significant in decreasing anthracnose disease infection; this was seen at the step of dipping the fruit in 50 °C hot water for 3 min at the processing line.

Keywords: material flow; information flow; exporter; mango growers; risk points; post-harvest diseases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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