Physical and Mechanical Properties of Three Commercially Grown Banana (<i>Musa acuminata </i>Colla) Cultivars in Sri Lanka

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Three Commercially Grown Banana (<i>Musa acuminata </i>Colla) Cultivars in Sri Lanka

<p>Physical and mechanical properties of banana (<em>Musa acuminata </em><em>Colla</em>) are necessary to design handling and packaging equipment, and for safe transportation. The postharvest losses of banana in Sri Lanka are about 30 % and the mechanical damage during...

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Main Authors: W M C B Wasala, D A N Dharmasena, T M R Dissanayake, B M K S Thilakarathne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya 2015-01-01
Series:Tropical Agricultural Research
Subjects:
physical properties
fruit finger
banana bunch
density
harvest maturity
Online Access:https://tar.sljol.info/articles/7988

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