The movement and mobilisation of phosphorus in various tissues of banana was studied using P. The isotope was given by pseudostem injection and activity measured in various tissues. It was inferred that the male inflorescence, rhizome, fruit and fruit peduncle are the major nutrient sinks. The activity pattern in different hands showed that the highest activity was in the fourth followed by the...

Banana (Musa sp.) and papaya (Carica papaya) cultivars were harvested from different locations throughout Hawaii and analyzed for vitamin C (ascorbic acid), provitamin A (b-carotene, a-carotene, b-cryptoxanthin), and mineral composition. Dwarf Brazilian (‘‘apple’’) bananas had almost three times more vitamin C (12.7mg/100 g fresh weight) than Williams fruit (4.5mg/100 g). Also, Dwarf Brazilian ...

Bacterial cellulose (BC) producing bacterial strains were isolated from bio-extract (BE). Nine isolates that can produce BC in Hestrin–Schramm medium (HS medium) identified. The production of these was then investigated using agricultural waste as a raw material. (banana, papaya, dragon fruit, and mango peels) used carbon source for production. After incubation, the highest dry weight reached 0...

xanthomonas campestris pv.musacrearum causes banana wilt disease (bxw disease) which occurs at different epidemic phases in east and central africa (eca). in the endemic areas, there are many banana fields with over 80% bxw disease incidence. this study aimed at rehabilitating banana fields heavily infected with bxw disease in uganda, kenya and dr. congo. farmer managed trials were established ...

Regulation of fruit ripening is one the most important topics in postharvest storage. Effects 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) greatly depend on responsiveness cultivar to this molecule. Although 1-MCP has been used preservation many species, its effects process, including ethylene production, and softening banana, mango, papaya are still not very clear. In present study, we comparatively investiga...

Many cultivated and natural fruits play an important role both in food security and in meeting nutritional requirements in households throughout PNG. Fruit fly species of the family Tephritidae account for significant preharvest and postharvest food losses, and a reduction of these losses will improve food availability at household levels. The Papua New Guinea Fruit Fly Project (PNGFFP) has con...

Banana kepok (Musa paradisiaca L.) and pineapple (Ananas comosus are types of fruit that widely consumed by the community. However, skin is only disposed as waste, where waste reaches 30% whole fruit. Kepok banana peels pineapples contain phenols flavonoids which proven to function antioxidants. This study aims determine IC50 value combined sample using DPPH FRAP methods. The extract samples we...

Banana is the most widely cultivated fruit crop in Kerala. Nendran, a dual purpose cultivar grown for consumption as vegetable unripe stage and also fruit, upon ripening. An experiment was conducted during 2019-20 to extend shelf life of this through shrink wrapping, followed by storage under ambient cool chamber conditions, after sanitizing with chlorine (100 ppm) treatment alum (1 %) subseque...