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Variability in the green shelf life of bananas in real conditions of production.

Variabilité de la durée de vie verte des bananes en conditions réelles de production.

Author(s) : BUGAUD C., LASSOUDIERE A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The green shelf life (GSL), which indicates the physiological development of bananas at harvest, is a major quality standard for fruit export. In order to evaluate and to understand the variability of the existing GSL in production, a diagnostic survey was carried out at three banana producers in Martinique using the method of thermal sums as a decision tool for harvest. For each banana producer, fruits were taken at the exit of the packing station from 10% of the bunches collected during one week. These bananas were then preserved at 14°C in bags made of perforated polyethylene until the "changing green" stage of maturity. The GSL was defined in days by the time interval between the harvest and this stage of maturity.

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  • Original title: Variabilité de la durée de vie verte des bananes en conditions réelles de production.
  • Record ID : 2006-1309
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Fruits - vol. 60 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 2005/07

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