The ripening of bananas is seen by a characteristic change of their color from deep green to bright yellow. Likewise, their over-ripening and eventual rotting are accompanied by the appearance of an unappetizing brown. Chlorophyll breakdown is a major contributor to the visual signs of these processes in bananas. Outlined here are the basic structures of chlorophyll catabolites in higher plants...

Tanjung Selamat Village is one of the villages in South Labuhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra Province. has several types bananas, which Kepok Banana. This study aims to determine and analyze morphology Banana plant (Musa Paradisiaca Var. Balbisiana colla) Village, type research descriptive qualitative by making observations with survey techniques observing plants. The technique used collecting da...

Postharvest application of 1-methylcycloprepene (1-MCP) on banana fruit to extend shelf-life and maintain quality is inconsistent as treated do not ripen uniformly. Banana response 1-MCP treatment can be variable due within-bunch variation in size, composition, maturity. Therefore, the present study investigated whether size explains variability ripening recovery. To investigate this relationsh...

Information on the genetic control of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense (FOC) race (1) and fruit quality traits in Sukali Ndizi cultivar banana is key its improvement. The mode wilt was analyzed 536 hybrids 5 parental lines attributes 137 two lines, grown same environment. Fruit assessed by physical measurements composition whereas corm discoloration symptoms. All were quantitativel...

We have studied the neutrophil-increasing effects of fruits and vegetables and their priming effects on cytokine induction. Among fruits, bananas exhibited the most marked priming effects. Therefore, we evaluated possible differences in the biological response modifier (BRM)-like activities of bananas (such as the effects on neutrophil accumulation and macrophage morphology, and the priming eff...

OBJECTIVE Public health professionals continue to see the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption on population health. While studies that evaluate the availability of produce are sparse in the medical literature, disparities in availability may explain the disproportional intake of produce for some people. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the availability and variety of...

The occurrence of 2 gibberellin-like substances was demonstrated in the developing banana fruit, Musa sapientum, Linn. Chemical and biological evidence led to the tentative identification of the 2 compounds as GA(7) and GA(x) (previously isolated from citrus fruits). Support for such identification was obtained from thin layer chromatography, gradient elution column chromatography, spectrofluor...

Osmotic dehydration has received greater attention in recent years as an effective method for preservation of fruits and vegetables. Being a simple process, it facilitates processing of fruits and vegetables such as banana, sapota, fig, guava, pineapple, apple mango, grapes, carrots, pumpkins, etc. with retention of initial fruit characteristics viz., colour, aroma, texture and nutritional comp...

Banana (Musa sp.) is a fruit plant that commonly cultivated in the tropics. Indonesia has variety of banana cultivars, each cultivar may different susceptibility to pests and diseases. This study aims identify damage intensity scab moth (Nacoleia octasema Meyrick) on some cultivars. The Survey was conducted plantation, while sample selected using random sampling. Six cultivars were observed, na...