Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka

Banana is a climacteric fruit and perishable in nature having relatively high postharvest losses. Harvesting banana at a perfect maturity stage can reduce the quantity of losses during post-harvest handling. There is no identified optimal harvestable maturity time line available for local banana cul...

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Autores principales:	Kanchana Kasthuri, Senerath Anjali, Thiruchchelvan Nagarathnam, Kumara Aruna
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	physical maturity chemical parameters physiological maturity postharvest handling Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3218312328664f9aa68cd07aa937ce632021-12-05T14:10:58ZUse of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka2391-953110.1515/opag-2021-0015https://doaj.org/article/3218312328664f9aa68cd07aa937ce632021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2021-0015https://doaj.org/toc/2391-9531Banana is a climacteric fruit and perishable in nature having relatively high postharvest losses. Harvesting banana at a perfect maturity stage can reduce the quantity of losses during post-harvest handling. There is no identified optimal harvestable maturity time line available for local banana cultivars in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study focused on use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity for harvesting banana in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Changes of fruit weight, length of banana fruits, fruit pulp weight, luminosity (L), red-green (a), yellow (b*), hue angle and chroma for skin of banana, total soluble solid (TSS) content, pH value and starch content of banana fruit pulp, respiration rate, and ethylene production of banana fruits during the developmental continuum were measured from seven days after flowering (DAF) to senescence. Data were statistically analyzed using one way-ANOVA at 95% confidence level. Results revealed that physical parameters such as length and weight of banana fruits were steadily increased in time. Chemical parameters such as TSS, pH and starch content of banana fruit pulp were significantly differed with the maturation. Fruit physiological parameters including ethylene production and respiration rate were significantly different with DAF. In conclusions, optimum maturity for the distant markets was observed in range of 77–84 DAF. Maturity stage from 84 to 104 DAF is better for the local/immediate consumption, and afterwards it can be recommended for the fruit processing firms.Kanchana KasthuriSenerath AnjaliThiruchchelvan NagarathnamKumara ArunaDe Gruyterarticlephysical maturitychemical parametersphysiological maturitypostharvest handlingAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972ENOpen Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 143-151 (2021)
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spellingShingle	physical maturity chemical parameters physiological maturity postharvest handling Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Kanchana Kasthuri Senerath Anjali Thiruchchelvan Nagarathnam Kumara Aruna Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka
description	Banana is a climacteric fruit and perishable in nature having relatively high postharvest losses. Harvesting banana at a perfect maturity stage can reduce the quantity of losses during post-harvest handling. There is no identified optimal harvestable maturity time line available for local banana cultivars in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study focused on use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity for harvesting banana in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Changes of fruit weight, length of banana fruits, fruit pulp weight, luminosity (L), red-green (a), yellow (b*), hue angle and chroma for skin of banana, total soluble solid (TSS) content, pH value and starch content of banana fruit pulp, respiration rate, and ethylene production of banana fruits during the developmental continuum were measured from seven days after flowering (DAF) to senescence. Data were statistically analyzed using one way-ANOVA at 95% confidence level. Results revealed that physical parameters such as length and weight of banana fruits were steadily increased in time. Chemical parameters such as TSS, pH and starch content of banana fruit pulp were significantly differed with the maturation. Fruit physiological parameters including ethylene production and respiration rate were significantly different with DAF. In conclusions, optimum maturity for the distant markets was observed in range of 77–84 DAF. Maturity stage from 84 to 104 DAF is better for the local/immediate consumption, and afterwards it can be recommended for the fruit processing firms.
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author	Kanchana Kasthuri Senerath Anjali Thiruchchelvan Nagarathnam Kumara Aruna
author_facet	Kanchana Kasthuri Senerath Anjali Thiruchchelvan Nagarathnam Kumara Aruna
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title	Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka
title_short	Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka
title_full	Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka
title_fullStr	Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed	Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka
title_sort	use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana musa aab cv. “embul” in dry zone of sri lanka
publisher	De Gruyter
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3218312328664f9aa68cd07aa937ce63
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Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka

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