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Tipo: | Artigo |
Título: | Ripening of bananas using Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth leaves |
Autor(es): | Finger, Fernando Luiz Nascimento, Rivaildo da Costa Freire, Oliveiros de Oliveira Ribeiro, Lylian Souto Araújo, Mikael Bolke Soares, Marcus Alvarenga Wilcken, Carlos Frederico Zanuncio, José Cola Ribeiro, Wellington Souto |
Abstract: | Bananas are usually ripened with calcium carbide (CaC2), a dangerous substance that can cause food poisoning. The objective was to test the empirical ripening banana method using Bowdichia virgilioides leaves compared to carbide. Ripening tests were carried out using ‘Pacovan’ banana fruits with B. virgilioides leaves and carbide following the empirical method used by Borborema farmers, Paraíba, Brazil. Bowdichia virgilioides leaves induced increased respiration and ascorbic acid production and reduced acidity, chlorophyll and pH in banana fruits like CaC2. Leaves of B. virgilioides induce ripening of ‘Pacovan’ banana with safer and same results than with CaC2. |
Palavras-chave: | Bananas Bowdichia virgilioides |
Editor: | Scientific Reports |
Tipo de Acesso: | Open Access |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40053-3 http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/24506 |
Data do documento: | 2019 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Fitotecnia - Artigos |
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