ShareStorage life of plantains in an evaporative cooler.
Author(s) : BABARINSA F. A., NWANGWA S. C., WILLIAMS J. O.
Type of article: Article
Summary
A brick-walled, evaporative cooler maintained the freshness and extended the shelf life of plantain (banana) fruits by 9.5 days and reduced weight loss by 80%. Packaging the fruits in polyethylene further extended the shelf life by 4 days, delayed fruit ripening in the cooler for 9.6 days and reduced weight loss by another 2%.
Details
- Original title: Storage life of plantains in an evaporative cooler.
- Record ID : 2004-0211
- Languages: English
- Source: Trop. Sci. - vol. 41 - n. 1
- Publication date: 2001
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Indexing
- Themes: Fruit
- Keywords: Chilling; Banana; Evaporative system; Nigeria; Tropical fruit; Storage life
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