Abstract: An experiment was carried out with the fruit of Zihua Mango cultivar（Mangifera indica L.）. The fruits were sprayed with 1 mmol·L-1, 0.1 mmol·L^-1 salicylic acid (SA) and water (control) during fruit growth, respectively, and then stored at 13℃, 85%-95% RH after harvest. Changes in peel color, flesh firmness, fruit respiration rate, and fruit disease incidence were invested during storage. The results showed that, as compared with control fruit, in 0.1 mmol·L^-1 SA treated fruits, peel degreening slightly retarded, respiration rate inhibited, and increasing of natural or inoculated disease incidence significantly inhibited as well. However, compared with 0.1 mmol·L^-1 SA treated fruits, in 1 mmol·L^-1 SA treated fruits, adverse effect was found in fruit ripening in this experiment.

Key words: mango, salicylic acid, postharvest, quality, disease