Pesis, E., Dept. Postharvest Sci. Fresh Produce, Agric. Res. Org., Volcani Ctr., P., Bet Dagan, Israel
Aharoni, D., Dept. Postharvest Sci. Fresh Produce, Agric. Res. Org., Volcani Ctr., P., Bet Dagan, Israel
Aharon, Z., Dept. Postharvest Sci. Fresh Produce, Agric. Res. Org., Volcani Ctr., P., Bet Dagan, Israel
Ben-Arie, R., Dept. Postharvest Sci. Fresh Produce, Agric. Res. Org., Volcani Ctr., P., Bet Dagan, Israel
Aharoni, N., Dept. Postharvest Sci. Fresh Produce, Agric. Res. Org., Volcani Ctr., P., Bet Dagan, Israel
Fuchs, Y., Dept. Postharvest Sci. Fresh Produce, Agric. Res. Org., Volcani Ctr., P., Bet Dagan, Israel

Storage of mango (Mangifera indica L. cvs. Tommy Atkins and Keitt) fruits at 12°C caused slight chilling injury (CI) symptoms on the fruit peel, expressed as red spots around the lenticels (lenticel spotting). A modified atmosphere (~5% CO2 and ~ 10% O2) was created in 4-kg film-lined cartons by using microperforated polyethylene (PE) or Xtend® film (XF). For 'Keitt' fruit, a similar atmosphere was also applied using controlled atmosphere chambers. After 3 weeks of storage at 12°C plus 1 week at 20°C, both modified and controlled atmosphere treatments were effective ill reducing CI. The most effective reduction was found in fruits that were packed in the XF film. A second advantage of using XF film was the reduction in the level of sap inside the package due to the lower relative humidity in the XF film (~ 90%) compared with that of PE packaging (~ 99%). (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.