Improvement on storage of banana (Musa sp. cv. Mas) under modified atmosphere

Abdullah Hassan, . and Rohaya Md Atan, . and Mohd Yunus Jaafar, . Improvement on storage of banana (Musa sp. cv. Mas) under modified atmosphere. pp. 163-169. ISSN 0128-0686

Improvement studies on a storage method for the banana cv. Mas under modified atmosphere were carried out. Fruit at maturity stage of 7-8 weeks from flower emergence were dehanded washed dipped in 500 ppm benomyl and dried before packing into low density polyethylene (LDPE) bags in corrugated fibreboard boxes. The weights of banana in the bags were either 5 kg or 10 kg. Treatments included precooling at 8 deg. C the use of ethylene absorbent in storage bags and partial evacuation of air before tight sealing of bags. Storage temperature was 14 deg. C. After 4 weeks the fruit packed in 10 kg/box developed CO2 injury whereas no such injury was detected with fruit packed in 5 kg/box even after 6 weeks of storage. The occurrence of CO2 injury was influenced by the content of CO2 O2 and C2H4 inside the LDPE bags. Packing of banana either in the form of hands or clusters did not influence the final quality of the fruit

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Improvement studies on a storage method for the banana cv. Mas under modified atmosphere were carried out. Fruit at maturity stage of 7-8 weeks from flower emergence were dehanded washed dipped in 500 ppm benomyl and dried before packing into low density polyethylene (LDPE) bags in corrugated fibreboard boxes. The weights of banana in the bags were either 5 kg or 10 kg. Treatments included precooling at 8 deg. C the use of ethylene absorbent in storage bags and partial evacuation of air before tight sealing of bags. Storage temperature was 14 deg. C. After 4 weeks the fruit packed in 10 kg/box developed CO2 injury whereas no such injury was detected with fruit packed in 5 kg/box even after 6 weeks of storage. The occurrence of CO2 injury was influenced by the content of CO2 O2 and C2H4 inside the LDPE bags. Packing of banana either in the form of hands or clusters did not influence the final quality of the fruit

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summaries (En Ms)
AGROVOC Term:	MUSA (BANANOS)
AGROVOC Term:	ALMACENAMIENTO EN ATMOSF CONTROL
AGROVOC Term:	POLIETILENO
AGROVOC Term:	APTITUD PARA LA CONSERVACION
AGROVOC Term:	PERDIDAS DE LA COSECHA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:56
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20907

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