Abstract
ABSTRACT— Gamma irradiation to 20–40 krad inhibits the ripening changes in preclimacteric bananas without affecting the fruit quality. Both fruit maturity at harvest and post‐irradiation storage temperature markedly influence the response to irradiation. The optimum dose and the maximum tolerable dose varied among the five varieties screened. Ability of the banana fruit to withstand higher doses of gamma irradiation depends on the physiological status of the fruit at time of irradiation. Irrespective of varietal differences, irradiation of preclimacteric bananas to doses above 50 krad resulted in severe skin discoloration and fruit splitting. Irradiation under anoxia did not markedly reduce the radiation injury, suggesting that factors other than ozone formed during irradiation in air may contribute the radiation damage. Fruits on the climacteric could tolerate up to 200 krad but no effect on ripening rate was observed. Ethylene or 2,4‐D could reverse irradiation‐induced inhibition of ripening in bananas. Irradiation seems to decrease the sensitivity of banana fruit to the ripening action of exogenously added ethylene.
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Claim · model-written summary
Gamma irradiation at 20–40 krad inhibited ripening changes in preclimacteric bananas without affecting fruit quality.
- Taxon
- bananase1
- Organ / stage
- preclimacterice1
- Treatment
- Gamma irradiation to 20–40 krade1
- Outcome
- ripening changese1
- Direction
- inhibitse1
- Qualifier
- without affecting the fruit qualitye1
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e1“Gamma irradiation to 20–40 krad inhibits the ripening changes in preclimacteric bananas without affecting the fruit quality”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit maturity at harvest and post-irradiation storage temperature markedly influenced the response of bananas to irradiation.
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e2“Both fruit maturity at harvest and post‐irradiation storage temperature markedly influence the response to irradiation”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
The optimum dose and the maximum tolerable dose of gamma irradiation varied among the five banana varieties.
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e3“The optimum dose and the maximum tolerable dose varied among the five varieties screened”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation of preclimacteric bananas at doses above 50 krad resulted in severe skin discoloration and fruit splitting.
- Taxon
- bananase4
- Organ / stage
- preclimacterice4
- Treatment
- doses above 50 krade4
- Outcome
- skin discoloration and fruit splittinge4
- Direction
- resulted ine4
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Verbatim
e4“Irrespective of varietal differences, irradiation of preclimacteric bananas to doses above 50 krad resulted in severe skin discoloration and fruit splitting”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
Climacteric banana fruit could tolerate gamma irradiation up to 200 krad.
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e5“Fruits on the climacteric could tolerate up to 200 krad but no effect on ripening rate was observed”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation up to 200 krad had no effect on the ripening rate of climacteric banana fruit.
- Taxon
- BANANAt0
- Organ / stage
- climacterice5
- Treatment
- up to 200 krade5
- Outcome
- ripening ratee5
- Direction
- no effecte5
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Verbatim
e5“Fruits on the climacteric could tolerate up to 200 krad but no effect on ripening rate was observed”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation under anoxia did not markedly reduce radiation injury to banana fruit.
- Taxon
- BANANAt0
- Treatment
- Irradiation under anoxiae6
- Outcome
- radiation injurye6
- Direction
- did not markedly reducee6
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Verbatim
e6“Irradiation under anoxia did not markedly reduce the radiation injury”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
The ability of banana fruit to withstand higher irradiation doses depends on its physiological status at irradiation.
- Taxon
- banana fruite7
- Treatment
- physiological status of the fruit at time of irradiatione7
- Outcome
- Ability of the banana fruit to withstand higher dosese7
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Verbatim
e7“Ability of the banana fruit to withstand higher doses of gamma irradiation depends on the physiological status of the fruit at time of irradiation”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
Irradiation seems to decrease the sensitivity of banana fruit to the ripening action of exogenously added ethylene.
Verbatim
e0“Irradiation seems to decrease the sensitivity of banana fruit to the ripening action of exogenously added ethylene”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethylene or 2,4-D could reverse irradiation-induced inhibition of ripening in bananas.
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Verbatim
e0“Ethylene or 2,4‐D could reverse irradiation‐induced inhibition of ripening in bananas”
t0“FIVE BANANA VARIETIES GROWN IN INDIA”
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