PHYSICAL STATE OF EPICUTICULAR WAXES DURING DEVELOPMENT OF ‘TOMMY ATKINS’ MANGOES

Autor:	Rosaura Gazzola, H. A. C. Filgueiras, R. E. Alves
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Wax Horticulture visual_art Functional stoma visual_art.visual_art_medium Paper filter Stage ii Biology Stage iv
Zdroj:	Acta Horticulturae. :595-599
ISSN:	2406-6168 0567-7572
DOI:	10.17660/actahortic.2004.645.78
Popis:	Tommy Atkins mangoes were harvested in Mossoro, Brazil in order to investigate the evolution of the physical features of the epicuticular waxes. Fruits were collected in 4 stages of development as follows: Stage I - fruit with 4 to 5 cm in length, Stage II - fruit with 7 to 8 cm in length, Stage III - fruit with 9 t o 10 cm in length and Stage IV - fruit with 10 to 11 cm in length. Samples of the peel were cut, placed on paper filter and dehydrated in a desiccator to be examined in Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM) after being covered with gold. It was found that Stage II was the most susceptible to skin damages, the phase in which the beginning of breakage in the waxes could be observed, with change in their physical state from amorphous into crystalline, as well as the appearance of superficial micro-cracks. Fruits in Stage I displayed good wax covering and functional stoma. In Stages III and IV stomata were closed and inactive, waxes had crystalline aspect and parts without waxes were seen the skin.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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