Guzmán Estrada, C. 2004 Effect of fruit bagging on sanitation and pigmentation of six mango cultivars.. Acta Horticulturae 645: 195-199.

Notes: [VII International Mango Symposium, Recife, Brazil. Pinto, A.C.Q., Pereira, M.E.C, Alves, R.E. (Eds.)] Mango fruits of cultivars Manila, Ataulfo, Haden, Tommy Atkins, Kent and Keitt, were bagged in brown paper bags, anti-virus screen and white-coloured waxed paper to prevent and protect them from pests and disease during the attachment stage. The bagged fruits showed 100% phytosanitation up to the physiological ripening in Manila, Ataulfo, Haden and Tommy Atkins that were harvested before and even after the rainy season started. However, that was not the case for Kent and Keitt that were harvested when the rainy season was well under way, as 30-50% of the bagged fruits showed Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [Glomerella cingulata], Capnodium sp., Coccus mangiferae [Milviscutulus mangiferae], Tetranychus sp. and Atta sp. Haden, Tommy Atkins, Kent and Keitt in brown paper bags did not show any of the characteristic epicarp pigmentation or spotting upon reaching the physiological maturity or even five days later, which indicates that the lack of direct contact with sunlight prevented the chlorophyll degradation and that the chloroplasts were gradually replaced by the xanthophylls, carotenes and anthocyanins, while in the other bag types, pigmentation was light; but that was not the case for Manila and Ataulfo which showed normal pigmentation in the three bag types. The brix degrees and the resistance of the fruit to penetration, were inconsistent in the three bag types. The fruits in the anti-virus mesh registered the lowest weight, maybe due to the reflection of the sun rays and consequently to a lesser absorption of energy which affected the growth and development of fruits.