The effect of gibberellins on the storage life of plantains |
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| Authors: | J. B. GEORGE ,J. MARRIOTT &dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Tropical Products Institute, 56/62 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8L U |
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| Abstract: | Dipping plantain fruits in gibberellins (GA4/7 or GA3) delayed the ripening of individual fruits by approximately 50%, the two treatments being equally effective. Measurement of the preclimacteric period (PCP) by increased respiration showed that plantain fruits vacuum infiltrated with GA4/7 (10-5 M) gave an extension of 37% in the PCP under high humidity. No effect was observed at low humidity. The use of gibberellins on plantain storage is discussed. |
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