Postharvest Responses of 'Malindi' Cavendish Banana to Various Storage Conditions

Umezuruike Linus Opara; Rashid Al-Yahyai; Nafla Al-Waili; Fahad Al Said; Majeed Al-Ani; Annamalai Manickavasagan; Adel Al-Mahdouri

doi:10.1080/15538362.2013.748378

Postharvest Responses of 'Malindi' Cavendish Banana to Various Storage Conditions

Umezuruike Linus Opara, Rashid Al-Yahyai, Nafla Al-Waili, Fahad Al Said, Majeed Al-Ani, Annamalai Manickavasagan, Adel Al-Mahdouri

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Abstract

'Malindi' banana (Musa,'Dwarf Cavendish') was stored at three storage conditions (11-12°C and 95.5% RH; 20-22°C and 82-85% RH; and cyclic cooling and warming to simulate day/night conditions during the banana harvest season: 28°C and 50% RH/18°C and 70% RH). Fruit storage life was 21, 10, and 8 days in the refrigerated storage, normal room storage, and storage under cyclic day/night conditions, respectively. Fruit ripening, respiration, and ethyelene production were significantly higher at high temperature storage and cyclic day/night conditions leading to faster fruit deterioration. Under these storage conditions, the rate of fruit weight loss, firmness, vitamin C loss, and chlorophyll degradation was also higher compared to refrigeration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-388
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Fruit Science
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2013.748378
Publication status	Published - Oct 2013

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Keywords

Dwarf Cavendish
Musa spp.
physicochemical properties
ripening
storage
vitamin C

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Agronomy and Crop Science
Plant Science
Ecology
Horticulture

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Opara, U. L., Al-Yahyai, R., Al-Waili, N., Said, F. A., Al-Ani, M., Manickavasagan, A., & Al-Mahdouri, A. (2013). Postharvest Responses of 'Malindi' Cavendish Banana to Various Storage Conditions. International Journal of Fruit Science, 13(4), 373-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2013.748378

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