A method of handling mangoes includes exposing the mangoes to an atmosphere that contains one or more cyclopropene compounds, and containing the mangoes in a modified-atmosphere package. The method provides an unexpected improvement in maintaining the optimum ripeness of the mangoes over what would be expected based upon the effects observed when either exposing the mangoes to the cyclopropene compound or containing the mangoes in a modified-atmosphere package in the absence of the other.本發明係有關於一處理芒果的方法，其包括使該等芒果暴露於含一或多種環丙烯化合物的氛圍下，且將該等芒果裝在一氣變(modified-atmosphere)包裝內。與根據當使該等芒果暴霧於該環丙烯化合物下或在無其它物存在下將該等芒果裝在氣變包裝內所發現的效果之預期優點比較，該方法在維持該等芒果之最合適熟成度方面可得到非可預期的改善。
