Effects of Salts and Edible Oils on Calcium and Water Contents in Ripening Banana Fruits

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAghofack-nguemezi, J.
dc.contributor.authorDassie, B.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-29T07:26:16Z
dc.date.available2014-04-29T07:26:16Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractBananas were treated by dipping them for 24 h separately in CaCl2 and MgSO4 solutions at different concentrations. The treated fruits were either further anointed or not with palm kernel oil or coconut oil. Untreated fruits were used as controls. Results showed that Ca 2+ content in the peel increased significantly after treatments with CaCl2 or MgSO4 solutions, the concentrations of 150 and 200 mg L -1 being more effective. No similar trends were observed in the pulp. The water content decreased and increased, respectively in the peel and pulp during ripening of both control and treated bananas. However, individual or simultaneous treatments with salt solutions and oils delayed these alterations in the water content. Simultaneous treatments were more effective in delaying the decrease and increase in water content in the peel and pulp, respectively. These results indicated that treatments with CaCl2 or MgSO4 solutions which induce an increase in the level of Ca 2+ in the peel, when used simultaneously with palm kernel or coconut coating have synergistic delaying effects on some processes that usually accompany ripening.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Plant Sciences Vol.: 2, No.: 3, 2007 [Page 302-309]en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/689
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectBanana Fruitsen_US
dc.subjectCalcium ionen_US
dc.subjectcell wall firmnessen_US
dc.subjectdelay of ripeningen_US
dc.subjectlipidsen_US
dc.titleEffects of Salts and Edible Oils on Calcium and Water Contents in Ripening Banana Fruitsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
effects of salts and edible oils on calcium and water contents in ripening banana fruits.pdf
Size:
401.43 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Coconut