Thirteenth Issue

Effect of Trimming and Polyethelyne Covers on The Quality of Banana Fruits

Nidhal Yousuf Mahyoob Sultan
Summary

The study was conducted in three experiments undertaken in Al-Aqel, Al-Fadley and Ba-Serda farms in Al-Koud district, Abyen Governorate. Results showed significant increase in fruits weight, length and girth for the trimming treatments as compared to the control. Maximum increase percentage for fruits weight where %39, %58 and %30; for length %17, %20 and %7.9 and for girth %11, %19 and %7 for Al-Aqel, Al-Fadley and Ba-Serda farms respectively. Polyethylene covers showed no significant effects between treatments. Generally, significant effects between treatments after ripening for color, texture, taste and T. S. S was not observed.

Key Words :Banana, Trimming, Covers, Fingers, Quality, Ripening

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