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Banana: Maturity and Harvesting indices

Banana: Maturity and Harvesting indices. Banana: Maturity and Harvesting indices. Next. Introduction. Several varieties of bananas are grown in India. Bananas are primarily used a fresh ripened fruits or for making chips and some other value added products. .

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Banana: Maturity and Harvesting indices

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  1. Banana: Maturity and Harvesting indices Banana: Maturity and Harvesting indices Next

  2. Introduction Several varietiesof bananas are grown in India. Bananas are primarily used a fresh ripened fruits or for making chips and some other value added products. Bananas should be harvested when they are fully mature other they don’t attain appropriate size, colour or flavour Overripe bananas tend rot during transportation or storage End Next

  3. Maturity Maturity of fruits and vegetables is an indication of the development of the crop as a marketable product. Selection of right stage of maturity for harvest is an important aspect, which has considerable influence on storage life and quality and final acceptance by the consumer. End Previous Next

  4. Maturity indices Usually bananas are harvested while fully mature but green and transported to the markets, where these are ripened artificially under controlled conditions. For local markets, the bananas should be harvested when the ridges on the surface of fingers change from angular to round. End Previous Next

  5. Other Maturity indices Some other important harvest indices for banana are: Fall of floral remnants Pulp to peel ratio (10 :1) pH of fruit (5.2-5.6) End Previous Next

  6. Harvesting Method Whole bunch should be cut with the help of sharp knife or with the help of harvesting device developed specially for harvesting banana. Harvesting should be done in the morning or evening hours. Harvested bunches should be kept in a dry cool place These are sorted or graded according to colour, or size. End Previous Next

  7. Under mature, fully mature and over mature bananas Red bananas- Fully mature-ready for harvesting Nendran bananas- Under mature Fully ripe bananas . Over-mature bananas End Previous Next

  8. Let us sum up Bananas should be harvested at appropriate maturity by judging angularity and colour of fingers. Harvesting should be done with a suitable harvesting tool. After harvesting, fruits should be kept at dry and cool place. After harvesting fruits should be graded according size and colour. End

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