TY - JOUR
T1 - Postharvest Responses of 'Malindi' Cavendish Banana to Various Storage Conditions
AU - Opara, Umezuruike Linus
AU - Al-Yahyai, Rashid
AU - Al-Waili, Nafla
AU - Said, Fahad Al
AU - Al-Ani, Majeed
AU - Manickavasagan, Annamalai
AU - Al-Mahdouri, Adel
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - '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.
AB - '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.
KW - Dwarf Cavendish
KW - Musa spp.
KW - physicochemical properties
KW - ripening
KW - storage
KW - vitamin C
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U2 - 10.1080/15538362.2013.748378
DO - 10.1080/15538362.2013.748378
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879160482
VL - 13
SP - 373
EP - 388
JO - International Journal of Fruit Science
JF - International Journal of Fruit Science
SN - 1553-8362
IS - 4
ER -