banana Articles
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Different Banana Drying Processes
Bananas are highly perishable due to their high moisture content and therefore very susceptible to postharvest losses during handling, transportation and storage. Thus, it is of great importance to use an appropriate process method to reduce the losses. Drying process is one of alternative ways to preserve the food quality and increase its value. The objective is the removal of water to a level ...
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Chemical dips and edible coatings to retard softening and browning of fresh-cut banana
The effects of chemical dips and edible coatings on firmness and colour of fresh-cut banana (cv. Cavendish) from Madeira Island were investigated. Two calcium salts, calcium chloride and calcium lactate, were first investigated for the effects on firmness during four days of storage at 5°C. Firmness and colour were evaluated after a three-minute chemical dipping or chemical dipping followed by ...
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The threat of chain stores to the character of an historic city's main street
This paper looks at the main street of an historic tourism city, King Street, Charleston, South Carolina that in recent years has seen a steady transition in its tenant mix; from one historically populated by local merchants, to one that today 'boasts' of such merchants as Saks Fifth Avenue, Victoria's Secret and Banana Republic, among many other national and international brand outlets. The ...
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Analysis of trends in area, production and yield of important crops of India
Information related to trends in different crops can aid the policy makers in recommending policies leading to sustainable increase in the food production. The present study was aimed at analyzing the trends in area, production and yield of important crops viz. Cotton, Castor and Banana of India. A time series data from 2000-01 to 2011-12 (12 years) regarding the area, production and yield of ...
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Remote Quality monitoring in the Banana chain
A recently published paper [Remote Quality Monitoring in the Banana Chain, Jedermann et al; Philosophical Transactions A 2015; 373(issue2038)] provides a novel approach for the control of quality problems in the transportation of bananas. The authors present different models to predict the effects of the atmosphere in the storage stability of banana, as well as to evaluate the cooling efficiency, ...
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Influence of aqueous 1–methylcyclopropene on postharvest ripening and quality of banana
The influence of aqueous 1–methylcyclopropene (1–MCP) on the ripening of harvested banana fruit cv. 'Cavendish' was investigated. Banana fruit at mature green stage were dipped in aqueous 1–MCP at 100, 200, 400 and 600 µg L−1 for 10 min, fan–forced air–dried and then stored at 20 ± 2°C and 85–90% RH for ripening over 30 days. Banana ripening was delayed when dipped in 100–600 µg L−1, however; ...
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Introducing CID`s New Distributor In Costa Rica
We are pleased to welcome Marco Vargas Torres of CTA Soluciones to the CID Distributor family! Marco will be representing both CID Bio-Science and Felix Instruments in Costa Rica from his offices in San Jose. Marco, who used CID instruments for much of his own doctorate research, foresees demand in both the research and production markets in Costa Rica's largest produce exports: pineapples, ...
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Biotechnology for small-scale farmers: a Kenyan case study
The paper analyses ex ante the potential economic effects of tissue culture biotechnology, which is being introduced into the Kenyan banana sector through an international collaborative project. The expected yield and income gains are sizable, because the pathogen-free banana planting material could substantially reduce the current crop losses induced by pests and diseases. However, using the ...
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Bananas Face Another Extinction Crisis, Can Gene Editing Save Bananas?
Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world, however, in fact bananas are at stake and we may no longer eat them at any time. And the source of this crisis is fungal infection, and in 1950, an outbreak of a banana infectious disease with fungal infection called "Panama disease" directly led to the complete extinction of Gros Michel, the most widely planted banana variety at that ...
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Best Ripening Chambers Manufacturer In Pune - 2023
The Ripening chamber is used to ripen fruits such as bananas, mangoes, and papayas. There are many ways to ripen fruits, but the most common method is “ethylene ripening”. Ethylene is sufficient to naturally stimulate immature fruits.Climacteric fruits such as bananas, mangoes, and papayas are used to ripen using ethylene gas in a closed room under controlled conditions of humidity, temperature, ...
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Banana leaf and glucose mineralization and soil organic matter in microhabitats of banana plantations under long‐term pesticide use
Soil organic matter (SOM) and microbial activity are key components of soil quality and sustainability. In tropical humid tropics of Costa Rica three pesticide regimes were studied: fungicide (low input); fungicide and herbicide (medium input); and fungicide, herbicide and nematicide (high input), under continuous banana cultivation for 5 (young) or 20 (old) years, in three microhabitats: ...
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The impact of globalisation on agro–based corporations in Cameroon: the case of the Cameroon Development Corporation in the South West Region
Free trade and economic liberalisation are affecting weaker economies in different parts of the world, particularly in Sub–Saharan Africa. In this region, agricultural produce from unsubsidised farmers have to compete with those from highly structured and subsidised nations. In Cameroon, agro–based corporations have so far had diverse experience in this era of globalisation. The Cameroon ...
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Preservation of fresh-cut 'Cavendish' banana coated with carrageenan and in controlled atmosphere
The objective was to study the effect of two controlled atmosphere (CA) compositions – 3% O2 and 6% CO2, and 3%O2 and 10% CO2 – on total counts of microorganisms at 30°C and 7°C, count of yeasts and moulds, count of enterobacteriaceae, and count of lactic acid bacteria of carrageenan coated fresh-cut 'Cavendish' banana. Bananas were previously submitted (or not) to a chemical dip of 1% calcium ...
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Bioconservacion in International Banana Congress of CORBANA & ACORBAT
Bioconservacion ethylene absorption solutions present at the most important banana congress The 6th International Banana Congress, organised by CORBANA and ACORBAT, took place in Miami from 19 to 22 April. It is undoubtedly the most important technical, scientific, agro-industrial and commercial gathering of the banana industry in the world. Experts from around the world spoke of the evolution ...
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Social and spatial organisation – assessing the agroecological changes on farms: case study in a banana-growing area of Guadeloupe
The aim of the present study is to assess the individual and collective agroecological changes of farmers located in the same drainage basin in Guadeloupe. Farmers of this basin were interviewed; sociogrammes were drawn up and correlated with the farm distribution in the study area. The network analysis combined with the spatial configuration analysis highlighted how the geographical area had an ...
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Correct management of ethylene levels could minimise or eliminate the need for refrigeration during the distribution chain of green bananas
A recently published scientific article (Reduction of energy usage during storage and transport of bananas by management of exogenous ethylene levels, Wills et al; Postharvest Biology and Technology 89 (2014) 7-10) quantifies the relationship between the concentration of ethylene, temperature and green life of the Cavendish banana. The results demonstrate that an efficient reduction in ethylene ...
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Ethylene absorption solutions
The 6th International Banana Congress, organised by CORBANA and ACORBAT, took place in Miami from 19 to 22 April. It is undoubtedly the most important technical, scientific, agro-industrial and commercial gathering of the banana industry in the world. Experts from around the world spoke of the evolution and market trends in the banana market, phytosanitary regulations and advances with regard to ...
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The socioeconomic aspects of the construction of an industrial gamma irradiator in the Ribeira Valley, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Gamma irradiation processing can be used to destroy bacteria in food as a cold pasteurisation method. It can also be applied to prevent food losses after harvesting, to delay the ripening and ageing of fruits and vegetables, to control sprouting and germination, and to extend the shelf life of perishable foods. Radiation treatment is currently used in Brazil for the sterilisation of disposable ...
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Identifying causes of mechanical defects and critical control points in fruit supply chains: an overview of a banana supply chain
The issue of food losses is of high importance in the efforts to combat hunger, raise income and improve food security in many developing countries. Therefore, there is need to minimise food losses in agri–food supply chains. This study was conducted with the aim to identify causes of mechanical defects in banana fruit supply chain in Zimbabwe and to also establish critical control points at ...
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The commercialisation of the indigenous economy and its impact on the environment of Modhupur Garh, Bangladesh
The level of destruction of the natural sal (shorea robusta) forest of Modhupur Garh in Bangladesh has pushed the forest-dwelling indigenous Garo community into cash crop production, forcing them to move away from their traditional subsistence economy. Cash crop production started in Modhupur region with pineapple cultivation which, in recent years, has been superceded by Banana monoculture. ...
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