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Banana is sometimes grown in areas, such as those found in the subtropics, where climates are suboptimal for good growth for certain periods of the year. Here, adverse temperature conditions extend the period it takes to produce a crop and can give rise to fruit quality disorders. In addition,...
This chapter describes genetic abnormalities of banana (Musa and Ensete), focusing on variations in stature, abnormal foliage, variations in pseudostem pigmentation, chimaeras, inflorescence and fruit variations. Most of these genetic abnormalities have been primarily off-types (natural and in...
For optimal growth and fruit production, banana plants require high amounts of nutrients, which are often only partly supplied by the soil. Thus, to obtain high yields, large quantities of mineral nutrients have to be replaced in order to maintain soil fertility. This is achieved by applying...
This chapter describes non-infectious disorders of banana (Musa and Ensete), i.e. plant disorders (heart leaf unfurling disorder of plantain, high mat, leaf-edge Chlorosis, Roxana disease, yellow mat) and fruit disorders (alligator skin, dark centre of ripe fruit, break neck, hard lump, malformed...
This chapter describes damage associated with chemical injury to banana (Musa and Ensete), focusing on injuries caused by agricultural chemicals (fertilizers, pest and disease control chemicals, herbicides, disinfectants, de-suckering agents) and injuries caused by elements (sodium and chlorine,...
Fruits of mango cultivar Manila were subjected to the USDA-approved hydrothermal disinfection treatment (immersion in water at 46°C for 75 minutes, followed by holding at 25° for 6 h), and were subsequently stored at 6 or 12°, 75-80% RH for up to 24 days. Quality parameters were monitored during...
Fruits of mango cv. Manila were disinfected by exposure to controlled atmospheres containing 1% O2, and either 30 or 50% CO2, for 3 days at 12°C. Fruits were then stored at 12° in air for 27 days and transferred at regular intervals to 25° for ripening for up to 9 days. Weight loss, textural...
Unripe Manila mangoes were stored at 6, 12, 16 or 25°C at 85-90% RH for up to 15 days. Storage at 25° was used as a control. Fruits were removed every third day for ripening at 25°. The reduction in titratable acidity and pH increase was slower in fruits stored at 6 or 12° compared with those...
This chapter focuses on the various breeding methods used for avocado improvement. The role of molecular biology, genomics and other aspects of biotechnology in providing new approaches and potential for avocado breeding is also discussed.
In a 5-year trial in Western Galilee, Israel, reducing the annual amount of water applied to a banana cv. Grand Naine crop by 23.3% only reduced yields by 6.8%. Experiments investigating the adverse effect of salinity in banana plantations in Israel and Egypt are also reported, as is a survey of ...