Article Review: Post-harvest Handling of Cavendish Banana (Musa acuminatacavendish)
- DOI
- 10.2991/978-94-6463-122-7_55How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Banana; Cavendish; Handling; Postharvest
- Abstract
Because of its nutritional value, banana fruit is very important for food security and the economy in many tropical and subtropical countries. However, banana is a climacteric fruit with a short shelf life, so an alternative method is needed to delay their ripening. This article aims to explain postharvest handling in accordance with the characteristics of Cavendish bananas. The ripening process of climacteric plants is accompanied by increased respiration and the production of ethylene, a hormone involved in fruit ripening. Currently, several technologies can extend the shelf life of Cavendish bananas, namely by vacuum packaging with a low storage temperature (9℃), the best active packaging to extend shelf life with active packaging made from activated charcoal as much as 10 g with LDPE packaging, and vacuum packaging. Using 1% alum treatment can last up to 2 weeks, showing low total dissolved solids, low total titrated acid, and high hardness.
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TY - CONF AU - Restu F. N. Zein AU - Yoel Sawi’eo AU - Zahra N. Arum AU - Anjar R. Sari PY - 2023 DA - 2023/05/22 TI - Article Review: Post-harvest Handling of Cavendish Banana (Musa acuminatacavendish) BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart and Innovative Agriculture (ICoSIA 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 584 EP - 590 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-122-7_55 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-122-7_55 ID - Zein2023 ER -