El-Boray, M., Mostafa, M., Hosam El-Deen, A., Emam, M. (2015). INFLUENCE OF PRE- AND POST-HARVEST APPLICATIONS OF SOME ANTIOXIDANTS AND BIOCHEMICALS ON PROLONGING MARKETABLE LIFE OF WILLIAMS BANANA FRUITS. Journal of Plant Production, 6(4), 423-446. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.49342
M. S. El-Boray; M. F. Mostafa; A. S. Hosam El-Deen; Maha F. Emam. "INFLUENCE OF PRE- AND POST-HARVEST APPLICATIONS OF SOME ANTIOXIDANTS AND BIOCHEMICALS ON PROLONGING MARKETABLE LIFE OF WILLIAMS BANANA FRUITS". Journal of Plant Production, 6, 4, 2015, 423-446. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.49342
El-Boray, M., Mostafa, M., Hosam El-Deen, A., Emam, M. (2015). 'INFLUENCE OF PRE- AND POST-HARVEST APPLICATIONS OF SOME ANTIOXIDANTS AND BIOCHEMICALS ON PROLONGING MARKETABLE LIFE OF WILLIAMS BANANA FRUITS', Journal of Plant Production, 6(4), pp. 423-446. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.49342
El-Boray, M., Mostafa, M., Hosam El-Deen, A., Emam, M. INFLUENCE OF PRE- AND POST-HARVEST APPLICATIONS OF SOME ANTIOXIDANTS AND BIOCHEMICALS ON PROLONGING MARKETABLE LIFE OF WILLIAMS BANANA FRUITS. Journal of Plant Production, 2015; 6(4): 423-446. doi: 10.21608/jpp.2018.49342
INFLUENCE OF PRE- AND POST-HARVEST APPLICATIONS OF SOME ANTIOXIDANTS AND BIOCHEMICALS ON PROLONGING MARKETABLE LIFE OF WILLIAMS BANANA FRUITS
2Hort. Res. Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Giza(ARC)
Abstract
This study was conducted during two successive seasons (2012 and 2013) on Williams banana plants in a private banana orchard located at Badaway village, near Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate. This study was performed on the first and second ratoons. Mother plants planted at (3*3.5) m apart, three suckers per hole. During storage period under room conditions of temperature 33+2 and (R.H)63+2%,theresponse of pre-harvest treatments and chitosan 1.5% after harvest significantly reduced weight loss percentage (WLP) %, and decay %of banana fruits. As for, chemical characteristics measured, exhibited significant positive effects on fruits during storage periods in terms of reducing degradation of total chlorophyll contents (a+b), starch % ,accumulation of soluble solid contents (SSC%) and total soluble sugars (TSS) %.In this respect, it was indicated that the applications of gibberellic acid and salicylic acid at pre-harvest combined with Chitosan 1.5% after harvest were the best performance treatments to prolong the marketing life and maintaining the quality attributes of Williams banana fruits.