Optimisation of indigenous ripening systems for bananas in the Philippines. [Poster paper]
1994
Acedo, A.L. (Visayas State College of Agriculture, Leyte (Philippines). Dept. of Horticulture) | Bautista, O.K. (Univ. of the Philippines at Los Banos, Laguna. Postharvest Horticulture Training and Research Centre)
Experiments showed that traditional quantities of calcium carbide, gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) leaves, or rain tree (Samania saman) leaves used for ripening bananas are excessive. Identified optimal rates of application of the 3 treatments need to be validated under normal commercial conditions.
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