Vu Thim Kim Oanh
Department of Post-harvest Technology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam
Publications
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Research Article
Effect of Maturity Stages on Physiological Properties of Banana Fruits
Author(s): Tolcha Techane Alemu* and Vu Thim Kim Oanh
This study was conducted to understand changes of physicochemical properties of fruits of two apple cultivars (red and yellow) as influenced by stage of maturity and physiological properties of banana fruits. Results indicated that maturity stage at harvest significantly (P<0.05) affected quality of apple cultivars and banana fruits. The result of study showed red apple cultivar has higher TSS, diameter, weight and a-value while the yellow cultivar apple has higher firmness, b* and L*- values. Apple red cultivar showed higher diameter (65.9 mm), higher TSS (14.6%), L* (46) and a* (22) values and yellow apple cultivar depicted higher firmness 10.04 N and b* values (26.7). The study also depicted that, ripe banana exhibited higher intensity respiration CO2 and ethylene production compare to green banana. However, during storage conditions, the cold storage exhibited lower intensity r.. Read More»
