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1. Die Bananen Ostafrikas und ihre Verwerthung

Author:
Warburg, O.
Source:
Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete 1895 pp. 90-101
Subject:
Musa paradisiaca; bananas; Eastern Africa
Handle:
10113/12090

2. Teratology of the banana

Author:
Phillips, F.J.
Source:
Plant World 1910 v.13 pp. 227-229
Subject:
Musa acuminata; plant morphology; bananas
Handle:
10113/12091

3. Banana diseases in Jamaica

Author:
Ashby, S.F.
Source:
Bulletin 1913 v.2 no.6 pp. 95-128
Subject:
Musa acuminata; bananas; host plants; fungal diseases of plants; signs and symptoms (plants); Jamaica
Handle:
10113/12088

4. Varieties of plantains and bananas cultivated in Seychelles

Author:
Dupont, P.R.
Source:
Bulletin of miscellaneous information 1913 no.6 pp. 229-231
Subject:
Musa paradisiaca; cultivars; plant genetics; plantains (fruit); Musa acuminata; bananas
Handle:
10113/12089

5. Origin of the banana

Source:
Journal of heredity 1914 v.5 no.6 pp. 273-280
ISSN:
1465-7333
Subject:
Musa acuminata; bananas; plant genetics
Handle:
10113/12087

6. Banana wilt

Author:
Brandes, E.W.
Source:
Phytopathology 1919 v.9 no.9 pp. 339-389
Subject:
Musa paradisiaca; plantains (fruit); fungal wilt; signs and symptoms (plants); microbial physiology; disease control; pathogenicity; crop losses; plant pathogenic fungi; bananas; Fusarium
Handle:
10113/12092

7. Notes on the biology of necrobia ruficollis, fabr. [coleoptera, cleridae.]

Author:
HUGH SCOTT
Source:
Annals of applied biology 1919 v.6 no.2 pp. 101-115
ISSN:
0003-4746
Subject:
Necrobia ruficollis; ambient temperature; bananas; beets; bran; breads; casein; cheeses; detritivores; insects; pupae; puparium; pupation; sawdust; secretion
Abstract:
... 1 Necrobia ruficollis bred abundantly in the “Fly Room” at the Imperial College of Science, London, in 1917–8. The larvae lived in the debris in the vessels in which houseflies were bred. This debris consisted of remains of food provided for the fly‐maggots (a mixture of bread or bran, casein, and banana or beetroot), sawdust, and numbers of empty puparia. 2 During long periods in which the room‐t ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7348.1919.tb06461.x

8. Factors Affecting the Abundance of Lepidoptera in Banana Plantations

Author:
James O. Harrison
Source:
Ecology 1964 v.45 no.3 pp. 508-519
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Sibine; adults; bananas; eggs; food availability; food plants; larvae; leaves; mortality; oviposition sites; parasites; plantations; population density; predators; pupae; pupation; rearing; Costa Rica
Abstract:
... In the banana plantations in Costa Rica four species of Lepidoptera pass their life cycle on the banana plant, and their larvae utilize the leaves of this plant for food. The species are Ceramidia butleri, Caligo memnon, Opsiphanes tamarindi, and Sibine apicalis. C. butleri is the most abundant. Laboratory evidence, when compared with observations in the field, indicates that C. butleri population ...
DOI:
10.2307/1936104

9. The incidence of crown rot of boxed bananas in relation to microbial populations of the crown tissue

Author:
Lukezic, F.L.; Kaiser, W.J.; Martinez, M.M.
Source:
Canadian journal of botany 1967 v.45 no.4 pp. 413-421
ISSN:
0008-4026
Subject:
bananas; Musa acuminata; decay fungi; bacteria; pathogenicity; seasonal variation; postharvest diseases; Honduras
DOI:
10.1139/b67-041

10. Control of Community Structure by Mosquito Larvae

Author:
Bassett Maguire Jr.; Denton Belk; Glenda Wells
Source:
Ecology 1968 v.49 no.2 pp. 207-210
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Heliconia bihai; Protozoa; arthropods; bananas; bracts; community structure; insect larvae; laboratory experimentation; wild flowers; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... Observations of communities living in water held in the bracts of flowers of the wild banana, Heliconia bihai, in Puerto Rico show mosquito larvae to have very great influence in determination of community structure. These larvae quickly eliminate all or nearly all Protozoa and micro—Metazoa (other than arthropods) which, in the absence of mosquito larvae, are abundant in Heliconia—held water. Lab ...
DOI:
10.2307/1934449

11. A study of banana supply and price patterns on the sydney wholesale market: an application of spectral analysis

Author:
W. Aggrey‐Mensah; N.E. Tuckwell
Source:
Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics 1969 v.13 no.2 pp. 101-117
ISSN:
1364-985X
Subject:
bananas; markets; prices; spectral analysis; wholesale marketing
Abstract:
... Spectral analysis is applied to weekly supply and price series for bananas traded on the Sydney wholesale market. Many interesting features are revealed such as the pronounced seasonal component and the two week lag structure between the supply and price series. These results are discussed in relation to the known behaviour of the market and some implications for marketing decisions are tentativel ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8489.1969.tb00059.x

12. Soil Lipids under Various Crops

Author:
Thomas S. C. Wang; Pau-tsung Hwang; Chung-yi Chen
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1971 v.35 no.4 pp. 584-587
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
Ananas comosus; Musa paradisiaca; Oryza sativa; Saccharum officinarum; bananas; crops; free fatty acids; gas chromatography; hydrocarbons; lipid content; microorganisms; mudstone; myristic acid; non-polar compounds; oleic acid; palmitic acid; phthalates; pineapples; rice; sandstone; soil; stearic acid; sugarcane; thin layer chromatography; triacylglycerols
Abstract:
... Two parent materials of soils; namely tertiary sandstone and mudstone, as well as several soils planted with various crops were investigated by means of thin-layer chromatography and gas chromatography for their lipid content. The total free fatty acids were found in greater quantity and variety than the fatty acids of the triglycerides of most of the materials studied. In addition to small amount ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1971.03615995003500040030x

13. Time and Energy Budgets of Territorial Hummingbirds

Author:
Larry L. Wolf; F. Reed Hainsworth
Source:
Ecology 1971 v.52 no.6 pp. 980-988
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Myrtaceae; bananas; energy; flight; flowers; foraging; hummingbirds; males; metabolism; territoriality
Abstract:
... From laboratory data of flying and resting metabolism and field data on time budgets of territorial male Eulampis jugularis hummingbirds we were able to estimate caloric energy budgets associated with territorial behavior. The relative time and energy expenditures for territorial defense, foraging, and sitting varied in territories with different species of flowers. For example, territories center ...
DOI:
10.2307/1933803

14. Initial Release of Nitrogen from Ureaform Under Field Conditions

Author:
Aviva Hadas; U. Kafkafi; A. Peled
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1975 v.39 no.6 pp. 1103-1105
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
Musa acuminata; ammonium; bananas; fertilizers; laboratory experimentation; mineralization; nitrites; nitrogen; soil; temperature
Abstract:
... The mineralization of ureaform in the soil has been observed during the three weeks following application in a small plot of a banana (Musa Cavendishii, var. Cavendish) plantation at two different seasons of the year. In the cooler season ammonium and nitrite accumulated and persisted for 2 weeks. In the warmer season, only ammonium accumulated during 2 days. The rate of mineralization, calculated ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1975.03615995003900060026x

15. Introduction

Author:
Hesseltine, C.W.
Source:
Mycotoxins in Human and Animal Health 1977 pp. 341-344
Subject:
plant pathogenic fungi; fungus physiology; Fusarium graminearum; postharvest diseases; secondary metabolites; Triticum aestivum; scab diseases; Zea mays; hosts; ear rot; zearalenone; grain crops; toxigenic strains; food contamination; Musa acuminata; stem rot; food pathogens; root rot; bananas
Handle:
10113/28588

16. Spatial and temporal distributions of eggs and larvae of the banana scab moth, nacoleia octasema (meyrick) (lepidoptera: pyralidae), on the banana plant and the problem of insecticidal control

Author:
B. A. FRANZMANN
Source:
Australian journal of entomology 1980 v.18 no.3 pp. 267-270
ISSN:
1326-6756
Subject:
Pyralidae; bananas; eggs; flowering; larvae; larval development; moths; oviposition sites; petioles
Abstract:
... The spatial and temporal distributions of the egg and larva of Nacoleia octasema (Meyrick) in relation to the banana bunch were studied in north Queensland. The preferred oviposition site is dependent on the stage of inflorescence development; in early stages of bunching the pseudostem and leaf petioles are preferred whereas later the spade leaf and bracts are preferred. The development of larvae ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00850.x

17. Nutritional Ecology of Heliconia Herbivores: Experiments with Plant Fertilization and Alternative Hosts

Author:
Michael J. Auerbach; Donald R. Strong
Source:
Ecological monographs 1981 v.51 no.1 pp. 63-84
ISSN:
0012-9615
Subject:
Chrysomelidae; Heliconia; Magnoliopsida; Megalopyge; Musa; Sibine; alternative hosts; bananas; chemical defenses; herbivores; host plants; insects; instars; larvae; leaves; metabolism; nitrogen; nitrogen content; pests; rearing; starvation; tropical rain forests; Costa Rica; North America; South America
Abstract:
... Efficiencies of food use, growth rates, and consumption rates were measured for larvae of eight tropical insect species, reared upon normal and fertilized Heliconia species (Zingiberales: Heliconiaceae) and Musa sp. (Zingiberales: Musaceae) in Costa Rica. Cephaloleia consanguinea and Chelobasis perplexa (Coleptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae) feed only on Heliconia. Caligo memnon and Opsiphanes tamar ...
DOI:
10.2307/2937307

18. Thermal Ecology of Neotropical Lungless Salamanders (Amphibia: Plethodontidae): Environmental Temperatures and Behavioral Responses

Author:
Martin E. Feder
Source:
Ecology 1982 v.63 no.6 pp. 1665-1674
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Musa; Plethodontidae; Tillandsia; acclimation; ambient temperature; bananas; body temperature; correlation; direct contact; microhabitats; salamanders and newts; temperature profiles; thermoregulation; tropics
Abstract:
... In a substrate thermal gradient in the laboratory, seven species of neotropical plethodontid salamanders exhibited distinct thermal preferences. The mean substrate temperature selected in the gradient (preferred body temperature, PBT) was affected by acclimation temperature and feeding in some species, and was negatively correlated with the elevation at which each species was collected. Regulation ...
DOI:
10.2307/1940108

19. Peroxidase and chilling injury in banana fruit

Author:
Toraskar, M.V.; Modi, V.V.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1984 v.32 no.6 pp. 1352-1354
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
peroxidase; cooling; bananas; cold injury; postharvest diseases
DOI:
10.1021/jf00126a033

20. Effects of high temperatures on the ripening responses of bananas to acetylene

Author:
Smith, N.J.S.; Seymour, G.B.; Thompson, A.K.
Source:
Annals of applied biology 1986 v.108 no.3 pp. 667-672
ISSN:
0003-4746
Subject:
bananas; ripening; acetylene; temperature
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7348.1986.tb02006.x

21. Penelitian pembuatan kompon PVC untuk acuan sepatu dengan variasi serat pohon pisang

Author:
Siti Rochani
Source:
Majalah kulit, karet, dan plastik 1986 v.2 no.3-4 pp. 17-30
ISSN:
2460-4461
Subject:
bananas; hardness; plasticizers
Abstract:
... DOP (Dioctyl Phtalate) is a chemical substance which its function as plasticizer in PVC compound preparation, while the function of fibre of banana stem (musaceae) is a filler. The used of banana stem in this research can improve impact resistance of the compound as well. So the addition of DOP and fibre of banana stem influnces the properties of impact resistance and hardness. The optimum value o ...
DOI:
10.20543/mkkp.v2i3-4.277

22. Effect of ethylene treatment on the concentration of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate and on the activity of phosphofructokinase 2/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase in banana

Author:
Mertens, E.; Marcellin, P.; Schaftingen, E. van.; Hers, H.G.
Source:
European journal of biochemistry 1987 v.167 no.3 pp. 579-583
ISSN:
0014-2956
Subject:
bananas; ethylene; fructose; fructose-bisphosphatase; ripening
DOI:
10.1111/j.1432-1033.1987.tb13375.x
PubMed:
2820731

23. Penelitian pembuatan komponen PVC untuk bahan bangunan (enternit PVC) dengan variasi filler serat batang pisang dan CaCO3

Author:
Siti Rochani
Source:
Majalah kulit, karet, dan plastik 1987 v.2 no.5 pp. 37-51
ISSN:
2460-4461
Subject:
bananas; canning; cans; ingredients; materials; physical properties; plant fibers; resins; stearic acid; stems
Abstract:
... This research is an experiment which use plastic material for making enternit. The plastic material is made of PVC resin 100 phr. by adding ingredients DOP 35 phr., EPO 5 phr., BaCdZn 3.5 phr., Stearic Acid 0.75 phr., CaCO3 varied 50-90 phr., and fibre of banana stem 20-40 phr. The experiment result proved that the PVC plastic material can made enternit sheet. The optimum value of physical propert ...
DOI:
10.20543/mkkp.v2i5.281

24. Production of volatiles by ripening bananas

Author:
Macku, C.; Jennings, W.G.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1987 v.35 no.5 pp. 845-848
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
bananas; volatile compounds; ripening; esters; alcohols; ketones; food analysis
DOI:
10.1021/jf00077a049

25. A gas-liquid chromatographic method for analysis of pyruvic acid and lower molecular weight fatty acids in plant materials

Author:
McHan, F.; Horvat, R.J.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1987 v.35 no.2 pp. 241-243
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; onions; apples; bananas; wheat; seeds; fatty acids; molecular weight; pyruvic acid; lactic acid; quantitative analysis; food chemistry
DOI:
10.1021/jf00074a018

26. A Differential Equation to Estimate Fertilizer Response Curves

Author:
Thomas T. Cochrane
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1988 v.52 no.2 pp. 525-529
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
Megathyrsus maximus; Musa; Oryza sativa; Phaseolus vulgaris; Saccharum; Solanum tuberosum; Zea mays; bananas; beans; corn; crop yield; differential equation; fertilizers; grasses; new crops; potatoes; prediction; rice; sugarcane; tropics
Abstract:
... Second order polynomial equations are generally used to estimate fertilizer response curves. However when new crops are introduced, and especially in the lesser developed tropics, experimental data are often inadequate for their application; consequently alternative functions might be considered. This study was conducted to develop a simple differential equation to predict fertilizer response. The ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1988.03615995005200020041x

27. Soil properties and nutrient element status of coconut leaves under defferent cropping patterns

Author:
Doah Dekok Tarigans
Source:
CORD. Coconut research & development 1988 v.04 no.01 pp. 43-55
ISSN:
2721-8856
Subject:
Actinobacteria; Philippines; bananas; bulk density; calcium; cation exchange capacity; coconuts; intercropping; leaves; magnesium; nitrogen; organic matter; pH; phosphorus; pineapples; potassium; research; topsoil; water content
Abstract:
... This study was conducted to investigate the effects of six co­conut cropping patterns on the soil properties and nutrient element status of coconut leaves. The experiments were carried out from August 1984 to May 1985 in Silang, Cavite, Philippines. Data on‑soil properties and nutrient element starus of coconut leaves were statistically analyzed in Randomized Block Design with three replications. ...
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37833/cord.v4i01.212

28. Potassium Exchange Behavior in a Weathering Sequence of Volcanic Ash Soils

Author:
Bruno Delvaux; Joseph E. Dufey; Léon Vielvoye; Adrien J. Herbillon
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1989 v.53 no.6 pp. 1679-1684
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
A horizons; B horizons; Musa acuminata; acid soils; allophane; allophanic soils; aluminum; bananas; calcium; cation exchange; chlorides; chronosequences; clay; cropping systems; halloysite; ions; kaolinite; kaolinitic soils; magnesium; models; nutrient deficiencies; potassium; tropical soils; volcanic ash soils; weathering; wet season; Cameroon
Abstract:
... Tropical volcanic ash soils are commonly associated within chronosequences and they usually sustain intensive agricultural use. In the Mungo plain, Western Cameroon (Africa), such soils are associated with the following weathering sequence: basaltic ash → allophane → halloysite → kaolinite. This paper was aimed at studying the cation exchange properties of six soils representative of such sequence ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1989.03615995005300060011x

29. Freezing of banana slices. Influence of maturity level and thermal treatment prior to freezing

Author:
Cano, P.; Marin, M.A.; Fuster, C.
Source:
Journal of food science 1990 v.55 no.4 pp. 1070-1072
ISSN:
0022-1147
Subject:
bananas; maturity stage; physicochemical properties; food processing; heat treatment; freezing
Abstract:
... Freezing preservation of banana (Musa cavendishii, var. enana) was investigated. Microwave treatment of banana slices at 650 watts for 2 min or immersion of whole peeled fruits in boiling water for 11 min followed by freezing at -24 degrees C inhibited color deterioration in the frozen product. Treatments showed different effectiveness depending on the enzymatic system studied [polyphenoloxidase ( ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2621.1990.tb01600.x

30. Inhibition of degreening in the peel of bananas ripened at tropical temperatures. IV. Photosynthetic capacity of ripening bananas and plantains in relation to changes in the lipid composition of ripening banana peel

Author:
Blackbourn, H.D.; Jeger, M.J.; John, P.; Telfer, A.; Barber, J.
Source:
Annals of applied biology 1990 v.117 no.1 pp. 163-174
ISSN:
0003-4746
Subject:
bananas; Musa; photosynthesis; chlorophyll; cerebrosides; phospholipids; triacylglycerols; linolenic acid; chemical composition; ripening; postharvest physiology; temperature; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; electron transfer
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7348.1990.tb04204.x

31. Inhibition of degreening in the peel of bananas ripened at tropical temperatures. V. Chlorophyll bleaching activity measured in vitro

Author:
Blackbourn, H.D.; Jeger, M.J.; John, P.
Source:
Annals of applied biology 1990 v.117 no.1 pp. 175-186
ISSN:
0003-4746
Subject:
bananas; Musa; chlorophyll; oxidoreductases; ligases; enzyme activity; linolenic acid; bleaching; ripening; cyanides; ethylene production; photosystem I; photosystem II; thylakoids; temperature; postharvest physiology; light harvesting complex
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7348.1990.tb04205.x

32. Numerical taxonomy of the wild bananas (Musa)

Author:
N. W. SIMMONDS; S. T. C. WEATHERUP
Source:
new phytologist 1990 v.115 no.3 pp. 567-571
ISSN:
0028-646X
Subject:
Musa; bananas; numerical taxonomy
Abstract:
... The wild bananas (Musa) were described in numerical terms many years ago, well before ‘numerical taxonomy’ became popular. Those descriptions, slightly supplemented, are here subjected to analysis by modern methods. Principal co‐ordinate and clustering techniques give essentially similar results. Five groupings, rather than the four sections traditionally recognized, can be discerned. The fifth gr ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-8137.1990.tb00485.x

33. Olfactory discrimination ability in short-tailed fruit bat, Carollia perspicillata (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae)

Author:
Laska, M.
Source:
Journal of chemical ecology 1990 v.16 no.12 pp. 3291-3299
ISSN:
0098-0331
Subject:
Chiroptera; bananas; attractants; smell
Abstract:
... The olfactory discrimination ability in a fruit-eating bat, Carollia perspicillata, was investigated. In a food-rewarded flight training procedure, four animals were taught to choose one of two odors simultaneously presented in a three-choice apparatus. Carollia chose the odor of ripe banana over that of unripe banana in a spontaneous choice test. With the same method, the bats significantly prefe ...
DOI:
10.1007/BF00982099
PubMed:
24263430

34. Chemical characterization of fruit and fungal volatiles attractive to dried-fruit beetle, Carpophilus hemipterus (L.) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Author:
Phelan, P.L.; Lin, H.
Source:
Journal of chemical ecology 1991 v.17 no.6 pp. 1253-1272
ISSN:
0098-0331
Subject:
Carpophilus hemipterus; searching behavior; bioassays; insect traps; bananas; chemical composition; volatile compounds; fungi; wind tunnels; insect control; biological control
Abstract:
... The chemical basis underlying orientation to fruit and fungal odors was investigated for the dried-fruit beetle, Carpophilus hemipterus (L.). in wind-tunnel bioassays of walking and flight response from 1.8 m, beetles were attracted to odors of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on agar, aseptic banana, or banana inoculated with S. cerevisiae, although both banana substrates elicited greater respo ...
DOI:
10.1007/BF01402948
PubMed:
24259182

35. Foraging patterns of two aphid parasitoids, Lysiphlebus testaceipes and Aphidius colemani on banana

Author:
Stadler, B.; Völki, W.
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 1991 v.58 no.3 pp. 221-229
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
Aphidius colemani; Lysiphlebus testaceipes; Musa; Pentalonia nigronervosa; bananas; foraging; parasitoids; searching behavior
Abstract:
... The searching behaviour of two aphid parasitoids, Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) and Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae), was analysed. Both species searched banana plants (Musa spec.) infested with the banana aphid Pemalonia nigronervosa Coq. in a different way. L. testaceipes restricted its search to open plant structures and avoided concealed areas. A. colemani partitioned it ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1570-7458.1991.tb01471.x

36. Glycolysis at the climacteric of bananas

Author:
Ball, K.L.; Green, J.H.; Ap Rees, T.
Source:
European journal of biochemistry 1991 v.197 no.1 pp. 265-269
ISSN:
0014-2956
Subject:
carbon dioxide; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; pyruvate kinase; Musa acuminata; ripening; glycolysis; catalytic activity; bananas; postharvest physiology; metabolites
Abstract:
... This work was carried out to investigate the relative roles of phosphofructokinase and pyrophosphate-fructose-6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase during the increased glycolysis at the climacteric in ripening bananas (Musa cavendishii Lamb ex Paxton). Fruit were ripened in the dark in a continuous stream of air in the absence of ethylene. CO2 production, the contents of glucose 6-phosphate, fructose ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1432-1033.1991.tb15907.x
PubMed:
1849821

37. Stereoisomeric flavor compounds. 48. Chirospecific analysis of natural flavors and essential oils using multidimensional gas chromatography

Author:
Mosandl, A.; Fischer, K.; Hener, U.; Kreis, P.; Rettinger, K.; Schubert, V.; Schmarr, H.G.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1991 v.39 no.6 pp. 1131-1134
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
apple juice; bananas; honey; Mentha; plant fats and oils; enantiomers; essential oils; flavor; food chemistry; gas chromatography
Abstract:
... Multidimensional gas chromatography (MDGC), employing heart-cutting techniques from a polar and nonchiral preseparation column onto a chiral main column, coated with heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin as the chiral stationary phase, is proved to be a rather sensitive method of high selectivity to differentiate the enantiomers of 2-methylbutanoic acid (esters), chiral monoterpenes, alka ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00006a028

38. Cadmium levels in food and feed crops, determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

Author:
Cabrera, C.; Lorenzo, M.L.; Gallego, C.; Lopez, M.C.; Lillo, E.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1992 v.40 no.9 pp. 1631-1633
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
sweetcorn; potatoes; tomatoes; Phaseolus vulgaris; bananas; sugarcane; food crops; forage crops; cadmium; chemical analysis
Abstract:
... An efficient method for the determination of nanogram levels of cadmium in food and feed crops is described. Plant samples from the coast of the province of Granada (Spain) were analyzed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry of tissues previously treated in a microwave acid bomb. The samples were injected through a graphite tube with a L'vov platform. The concentrations of cadmium in fo ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00021a031

39. Chemical ‘generalists' and behavioral ‘specialists‘: a comparison of host finding by Stelidota geminata and Stelidota octomaculata

Author:
Blackmer, J.L.; Phelan, P. Larry
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 1992 v.63 no.3 pp. 249-257
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
Stelidota geminata; bananas; decay fungi; environmental factors; flight; fruits; host range; locomotion; odors; phototaxis
Abstract:
... Host orientation by two nitidulid beetles was compared: Stelidota geminata (Say), which is very broad in its' host range, and Stelidota octomaculata (Say), a species whose feeding is restricted primarily to acorns. In a no-choice assay, both species responded to all food substrates offered and neither showed a significant preference among substrates (except banana versus wood fungi for S. octomacu ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1570-7458.1992.tb01581.x

40. Low-speed magic-angle-spinning carbon-13 NMR of fruit tissue

Author:
Ni, Q.W.; Eads, T.M.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1992 v.40 no.9 pp. 1507-1513
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
plant tissues; apples; grapes; peaches; glucose; persimmons; ripening; spectral analysis; fructose; bananas
Abstract:
... High-resolution carbon-13 NMR spectra of intact fruit tissues (grape, peach, persimmon, banana, and apple) were obtained while spinning the sample at the 'magic angle' (MAS) to improve resolution. Only low speeds were required (a few hundred hertz) to reduce susceptibility broadening, which decreased as apple > banana > grape. Fructose, glucose, and sucrose resonances appeared with correct chemica ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00021a007

41. Mapping Ordinal Data in Soil Survey: A Costa Rican Example

Author:
A. K. Bregt; J. J. Stoorvogel; J. Bouma; A. Stein
Source:
Soil Science Society of America journal 1992 v.56 no.2 pp. 525-531
ISSN:
0361-5995
Subject:
Musa paradisiaca; bananas; developing countries; information processing; land evaluation; plantations; soil; soil map; soil surveys; statistics; Costa Rica
Abstract:
... In most soil surveys, and particularly those carried out in developing countries, the bulk of recorded soil data is on an ordinal measurement scale. This determines the type of statistics and techniques that can be used for data processing. For example, with ordinal data the mode, median, and range can be used as summary statistics. For describing the spatial structure of ordinal data we propose t ...
DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1992.03615995005600020029x

42. Analysis of proton NMR of changes in liquid-phase and solid-phase components during ripening of banana

Author:
Ni, Q.X.; Eads, T.M.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1993 v.41 no.7 pp. 1035-1040
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
bananas; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; hydrogen ions; ripening; starch; water; sucrose; fructose; glucose; lipids; dicarboxylic acids
Abstract:
... Changes in both solid-phase and liquid-phase components were observed by proton (1H) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) on intact samples of edible banana tissue (pulp) during ripening. Solid-selective cross-relaxation NMR showed that rigid components dominated by starch decreased from 20% of fresh weight in the mature green stage to 2.0% in the ripe yellow stage. Transverse relaxation measurements ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00031a003

43. Efficacy of leaf extracts of some medicinal plants against disease development in banana

Author:
Singh, H.N.P.; Prasad, M.M.; Sinha, K.K.
Source:
Letters in applied microbiology 1993 v.17 no.6 pp. 269-271
ISSN:
0266-8254
Subject:
bananas; postharvest diseases; postharvest losses; plant pathogenic fungi; postharvest treatment; disease control; plant extracts; medicinal plants; fungal diseases of plants; spraying
DOI:
10.1111/j.1472-765X.1993.tb01463.x

44. Liquid-phase composition of intact fruit tissue measured by high-resolution proton NMR

Author:
Ni, Q.W.; Eads, T.M.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1993 v.41 no.7 pp. 1026-1034
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
apples; bananas; grapes; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; hydrogen ions; water; glucose; fructose; sucrose; dicarboxylic acids; lipids
Abstract:
... High-resolution 1H (proton) NMR spectra were obtained on intact fruit tissues (grape, banana, and apple). Liquid-phase component line widths showed field-dependent broadening due to magnetic susceptibility effects; the effect was larger in more physically heterogeneous tissues (apple > banana > grape). Magic angle spinning (MAS) reduced susceptibility broadening, while water peak suppression incre ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00031a002

45. New esteric components in the volatiles of banana fruit (Musa sapientum L.)

Author:
Shiota, H.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1993 v.41 no.11 pp. 2056-2062
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
bananas; volatile compounds; esters; taste; odors
Abstract:
... The volatiles of the Delicious banana were analyzed by gas chromatography and a combined gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. Eighty-six components were identified for the first time in banana among a total of 152 components. The acetate, butanoate, 3-methylbutanoate, and pentanoate esters of hex-4(Z)-en-1-ol, hept-4(Z)-en-2-ol, oct-4(Z)-en-1-ol oct-5(Z)-en-1-ol, and dec-4(Z)-en-1-ol were newly fo ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00035a046

46. Plasma glucose and insulin responses to bananas of varying ripeness in persons with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Author:
Ercan, N.; Nuttall, F.Q.; Gannon, M.C.; Lane, J.T.; Burmeister, L.A.; Westphal, S.A.
Source:
Journal of the American College of Nutrition 1993 v.12 no.6 pp. 703-709
ISSN:
0731-5724
Subject:
glucagon; men; diabetes mellitus; blood glucose; starch; insulin secretion; fructose; bananas
Abstract:
... With progressive ripeness there is a decrease in starch and an increase in free sugar content of bananas. The starch also is considered to be poorly digestible. Therefore, we decided to study plasma glucose, serum insulin, C-peptide, and plasma glucagon responses to bananas with increasing degrees of ripeness. Seven male subjects with untreated noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ingested 50 g ...
DOI:
10.1080/07315724.1993.10718362
PubMed:
8294726

47. The peel of plantain and cooking banana fruits

Author:
Burdon, J.N.; Moore, K.G.; Wainwright, H.
Source:
Annals of applied biology 1993 v.123 no.2 pp. 391-402
ISSN:
0003-4746
Subject:
Musa; cultivars; bananas; waxes; stomata; evaporation; ultrastructure
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7348.1993.tb04101.x

48. The relative importance of Colletotrichum musae as a crown‐rot pathogen on Windward Island bananas

Author:
A. R. FINLAY; A. E. BROWN
Source:
Plant pathology 1993 v.42 no.1 pp. 67-74
ISSN:
0032-0862
Subject:
conidia; Botryodiplodia theobromae; Fusarium fujikuroi; ambient temperature; Fusarium incarnatum; pathogens; pathogenicity; Colletotrichum musae; ripening; crown rot; bananas; inoculum
Abstract:
... Low numbers of conidia of Colletotrichum musae (10–50) applied directly to the surface of freshly cut banana crowns caused extensive rot development. At least 20 times more conidia of Fusarium pallidoroseum were required to cause comparable levels of crown rot. Examination of the relative pathogenicity of the major fungal species involved in development of crown rot, C. musae, F. pallidoroseum, Fu ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3059.1993.tb01471.x

49. Biomethanation of Agro-Waste in Combination with Cattle Dung

Author:
Vikram Patel; Datta Madamwar
Source:
Energy & environment v.5 no.2 pp. 121-125
ISSN:
2048-4070
Subject:
Cynodon dactylon; Eichhornia crassipes; Ulva; algae; anaerobic digestion; bagasse; bananas; biogas; cattle manure; grasses; methane production
Abstract:
... The potential of different agro-wastes like green grass (Cynodon dactylon (L.)), bagasse, algae (Enteromorpha spp.), banana stem and water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in combination with cattle dung for methane production by anaerobic digestion have been evaluated. The results indicate that these wastes can be exploited for methane generation in combination with cattle dung. Best results were ...
DOI:
10.1177/0958305X9400500203

50. Color, polyphenoloxidase, and sensory changes in banana juice as affected by heat and ultrafiltration

Author:
Sims, C.A.; Bates, R.P.; Arreola, A.G.
Source:
Journal of food quality 1994 v.17 no.5 pp. 371-379
ISSN:
0146-9428
Subject:
bananas; fruit juices; color; sensory evaluation; heat treatment; catechol oxidase; enzyme activity; ultrafiltration
Abstract:
... A study was conducted to determine the effects of banana maturity (less mature; maturity stage 3, more mature; maturity stage 7), heat treatment of banana puree, heat pasteurization of juice, and ultrafiltration (UF) of juice on color, polyphenoloxidase (PPO) activity, and flavor of puree and juice. Heating puree to 90C inactivated PPO and reduced browning in puree and juice, especially in puree f ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1745-4557.1994.tb00158.x

51. The Effects of Management Systems on Ground‐Foraging Ant Diversity in Costa Rica

Author:
Dana S. Roth; Ivette Perfecto; Beverly Rathcke
Source:
Ecological applications 1994 v.4 no.3 pp. 423-436
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
Formicidae; agroforestry; anthropogenic activities; baits; bananas; biodiversity; biogeography; habitat destruction; habitats; land use; management systems; plantations; rain forests; tuna; Costa Rica
Abstract:
... The impacts of four different management systems on diversity of ground—foraging ants were examined to assess potential for conservation of biological diversity in human—influenced agricultural or agroforestry systems. Using a variety of indices, diversity was measured along a gradient of anthropogenically disturbed habitats. The gradient, in terms of increasing levels of disturbance, ranged from ...
DOI:
10.2307/1941947

52. Production and storage stability of non alcoholic banana beverage powder

Author:
Mugula, J.K.; Lyimo, M.H.; Kessy, F.L.
Source:
Plant foods for human nutrition 1994 v.45 no.2 pp. 155-163
ISSN:
0921-9668
Subject:
vitamin A; shelf life; ovens; nutrient retention; food processing; solar drying; food composition; powders; bananas; beverages; ascorbic acid
DOI:
10.1007/BF01088473
PubMed:
8153066

53. Supercritical fluid extraction and HPLC analysis of benzimidazole fungicides in potato, apple, and banana

Author:
Aharonson, N.; Lehotay, S.J.; Ibrahim, M.A.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1994 v.42 no.12 pp. 2817-2823
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
potatoes; apples; bananas; benzimidazole fungicides; fungicide residues; extraction; chemical analysis; high performance liquid chromatography
Abstract:
... An analytical method employing supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of the benzimidazole fungicides thiabendazole, benomyl/carbendazim, and thiophanate-methyl was developed and tested with potato, banana, and apple matrices. Ion-pairing HPLC coupled with UV absorbance or fluorescence detection was used for analysis. Sample preparation involved shredding a 100 g sample, mixing a 3 g subsample with ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00048a031

54. Timing of fungal invasion using host's ripening hormone as a signal

Author:
Flaishman, M.A.; Kolattukudy, P.E.
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1994 v.91 no.14 pp. 6579-6583
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
tomatoes; propylene; cell differentiation; Glomerella cingulata; ethylene; postharvest diseases; oranges; avocados; Colletotrichum musae; ripening; spore germination; appressoria; bananas; infection
Abstract:
... In many postharvest fruit diseases, fungi remain latent until the fruit ripens. How the fungus times its infection at ripening of the host is not known. We have found that the volatiles produced by the climacteric tomato, avocado, and banana fruits induce germination and appressorium formation in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Colletotrichum musae. Exposure of the spores of these fungi to ethy ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.91.14.6579
PubMed:
11607484
PubMed Central:
PMC44246

55. Two Circular Single‐stranded DNAs Associated with Banana Bunchy Top Virus

Author:
R. Y. Wu
Source:
Phytopathologische Zeitschrift 1994 v.142 no.4 pp. 292-300
ISSN:
0931-1785
Subject:
Banana bunchy top virus; RNA; bananas; clones; complementary DNA; deoxyribonucleases; nucleotide sequences; nucleotides; polymerase chain reaction; ribonucleases; single-stranded DNA; tissues
Abstract:
... Nucleic acids extracted from partially purified banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) consisted of 20 Kb DNA, 0.9–1.1 Kb DNA and 0.3 Kb RNA. Partially purified BBTV preparations predigested with DNase and RNase before particle disruption and nucleic acid isolation yielded only the 0.9–1.1 Kb DNA, but no corresponding nucleic acid band was obtained in total nucleic acid isolated from healthy banana tissue ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1439-0434.1994.tb00025.x

56. Drip irrigation recommendations for plantain and banana grown on the semiarid southern coast of Puerto Rico

Author:
Goenaga, R.; Irizarry, H.; Coleman, B.; Ortiz, E.
Source:
Journal of agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 1995 v.79 no.1/2 pp. 13-27
ISSN:
0041-994X
Subject:
bananas; microirrigation; semiarid zones; economic analysis; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... Five irrigation regimes based on class A pan factors ranging from 0.25 to 1.25 were used to obtain fractions of the potential evapotranspiration and to evaluate their influence on yield and other crop traits. Results were extrapolated to make projections on productivity, gross sales and irrigation costs incurred in the operation of a 20-ha farm of drip-irrigated plantains (cv. Maricongo) or banana ...
Handle:
10113/299

57. On the presence of inulin and oligofructose as natural ingredients in the western diet

Author:
Loo, J. van.; Coussement, P.; Leenheer, L. de.; Hoebregs, H.; Smits, G.
Source:
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 1995 v.35 no.6 pp. 525-552
ISSN:
1040-8398
Subject:
chicory; wheat; food composition; qualitative analysis; nutrition physiology; Jerusalem artichokes; fructans; barley; food analysis; artichokes; food storage; leeks; Taraxacum officinale; Arctium lappa; dietary fiber; quantitative analysis; garlic; storage quality; rye; duration; onions; insulin; Triticum turgidum subsp. durum; oligosaccharides; chemical structure; Asparagus (Asparagaceae); food intake; colloidal properties; bananas; United States; Western European region
DOI:
10.1080/10408399509527714
PubMed:
8777017

58. Retention of banana flavour in dehydrated milk

Author:
Couderc, L.; Roberts, D.G.
ISSN:
0309-3891
Subject:
flavored milk; bananas; spray drying; United Kingdom
DOI:
10.1111/j.1470-6431.1995.tb00542.x

59. Starch breakdown during banana ripening: sucrose synthase and sucrose phosphate synthase

Author:
Cordenunsi, B.R.; Lajolo, F.M.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1995 v.43 no.2 pp. 347-351
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
harvest date; sugar phosphates; sucrose; starch; maturity stage; ripening; extracts; bananas; sucrose synthase
Abstract:
... Starch contents, respiration rates, sucrose synthase (SS) activity, and sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) activity in crude extract or in partially purified preparations were comparatively studied during fruit development and ripening in either attached or detached bananas. Data showed that while SS activity is almost abolished during ripening, SPS activity increased concomitantly to starch disappe ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf00050a016

60. Yield and quality of 'Superplatano' (Musa, AAB) grown with drip irrigation in the semiarid region of Puerto Rico

Author:
Irizarry, H.; Goenaga, R.
Source:
Journal of agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 1995 v.79 no.1/2 pp. 1-11
ISSN:
0041-994X
Subject:
bananas; microirrigation; semiarid zones; food quality; crop yield; Puerto Rico
Handle:
naldc:298

61. The effect of glucose on the control of carbohydrate metabolism in ripening bananas

Author:
Hill, S.A.; Ap Rees, T.
Source:
Planta 1995 v.196 no.2 pp. 335-343
ISSN:
0032-0935
Subject:
gas exchange; adenosine monophosphate; postharvest physiology; metabolites; carbohydrate metabolism; glucose; starch; fructose; degradation; temporal variation; sugar phosphates; pyruvic acid; sucrose; adenosine triphosphate; plant tissues; biosynthesis; Musa acuminata; ripening; chemical constituents of plants; bananas
Abstract:
... The effect of exogenous glucose on the major fluxes of carbohydrate metabolism in cores of climacteric fruit of banana (Musa cavendishii Lamb ex Paxton) was determined with the intention of using the effects in the application of top-down metabolic control analysis. Hands of bananas, untreated with ethylene, were allowed to ripen in the dark at 21 degrees C. Cores were removed from climacteric fru ...
DOI:
10.1007/BF00201393

62. Banana waste as substrate for alpha-amylase production by Bacillus subtilis (CBTK 106) under solid-state fermentation

Author:
Krishna, C.; Chandrasekaran, M.
Source:
Applied microbiology and biotechnology 1996 v.46 no.2 pp. 106-111
ISSN:
0175-7598
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; alpha-amylase; ammonium sulfate; autoclaving; bananas; beef extracts; cooking; glucose; inoculum; maltose; nutrients; pH; particle size; peptones; potassium chloride; sodium chloride; sodium nitrate; solid state fermentation; starch; sucrose; temperature; wastes; water content; wheat bran
Abstract:
... Bacillus subtilis CBTK 106, isolated from banana wastes, produced high titres of alpha-amylase when banana fruit stalk was used as substrate in a solid-state fermentation system. The effects of initial moisture content, particle size, cooking time and temperature, pH, incubation temperature, additional nutrients, inoculum size and incubation period on the production of alpha-amylase were character ...
DOI:
10.1007/s002530050790

63. Effects of fruit fly host, fruit species, and host egg to female parasitoid ratio on the laboratory rearing of Biosteres arisanus

Author:
Harris, Ernest J.; Bautista, Renato C.
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 1996 v.79 no.2 pp. 187-194
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
Bactrocera dorsalis; Bactrocera latifrons; Carica papaya; Ceratitis capitata; Citrus aurantiifolia; Fopius arisanus; Mangifera indica; Musa paradisiaca; Terminalia catappa; Zeugodacus cucurbitae; bananas; eggs; females; fruit flies; fruits; host preferences; laboratory rearing; limes; mangoes; oviposition; parasitism; parasitoids; progeny; sex ratio
Abstract:
... The host suitability of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), for development of Biosteres arisanus (Sonan), a braconid parasitoid, was compared with three other fruit fly species, namely, Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Weidemann, melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquilett, and Malaysian fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel). In addition, effects of five different f ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1570-7458.1996.tb00825.x

64. The air drying behaviour of fresh and osmotically dehydrated banana slices

Author:
Sankat, C.K.; Castaigne, F.; Maharaj, R.
Source:
International journal of food science & technology 1996 v.31 no.2 pp. 123-135
ISSN:
0950-5423
Subject:
water content; bananas; food quality; osmotic pressure; diffusion; dried foods; color; texture; air drying
Abstract:
... Ripe banana, cut to 10 mm thick slabs were osmotically treated in sugar solutions of 35, 50 and 65 degrees Brix for 36 h. The initial moisture content fell from a value of 3.13 kg H2O DM to 2.19, 1.63 and 1.16 kg H2O kg-1 for treatment in the three solutions, respectively. These slabs, with Total Soluble Solids (TSS) contents of 26, 34 and 39 degrees Brix, respectively, as well as freshly cut but ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2621.1996.332-35.x

65. Agrochemical use on banana plantations in Latin America: perspectives on ecological risk

Author:
Henriques, W.; Jeffers, R.D.; Lacher, T.E. Jr.; Kendall, R.J.
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 1997 v.16 no.1 pp. 91-99
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; agrochemicals; aquatic environment; bananas; ecosystems; environmental assessment; environmental impact; habitat destruction; plantations; risk; risk assessment process; tropics; wildlife; Latin America
Abstract:
... Developing tropical nations have greatly expanded their agricultural production during the past decade. Substantial areas of tropical ecosystems have been altered to accommodate agriculture. Banana cultivation is responsible for much of this habitat alteration. Substantial use of agricultural chemicals is required to successfully cultivate bananas, and this has raised concern over the effects of t ...
DOI:
10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0091:AUOBPI>2.3.CO;2

66. Banana Flakes Control Diarrhea in Enterally Fed Patients

Author:
Elizabeth A. Emery; Syed Ahmad; John D. Koethe; Annalynn Skipper; Shelley Perlmutter; David L. Paskin
Source:
Nutrition in clinical practice v.12 no.2 pp. 72-75
ISSN:
1941-2452
Subject:
Clostridium difficile; bananas; colitis; cost effectiveness; diarrhea; enteral feeding; medical treatment; patients
Abstract:
... Diarrhea occurs frequently in the critically ill tube-fed population and may result from a multitude of causes. Despite the availability of antidiarrheal medications, diarrhea associated with enteral feedings remains a problem for clinicians and for the patients affected by it. We tested the hypothesis that administration of banana flakes would control diarrhea in critically ill patients receiving ...
DOI:
10.1177/011542659701200272

67. Degradation of pesticides applied to banana farm soil: comparison of indigenous bacteria and a microbial mat

Author:
Murray, R.; Phillips, P.; Bender, J.
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 1997 v.16 no.1 pp. 84-90
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
agricultural soils; bacteria; bananas; carbofuran; chlordane; field experimentation; paraquat; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Indigenous bacteria from St. Vincent (West Indies) banana farm soil, enriched cultures of three isolates, and a microbial mat were tested for their ability to degrade carbofuran, chlordane, paraquat, and prophos. In single-pesticide application experiments, only 35.0% of the parent carbofuran was recovered after 21 d; paraquat recovery was 40.0%, and chlordane, 91.0%. In a mixture containing each ...
DOI:
10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0084:DOPATB>2.3.CO;2

68. Effects of prolonged administration of Musa paradisiaca L. (banana), an antiulcerogenic substance, in rats

Author:
M. Costa; M. A. Antônio; A. R. M. Souza Brito
Source:
Phytotherapy research 1997 v.11 no.1 pp. 28-31
ISSN:
0951-418X
Subject:
Musa paradisiaca; adverse effects; bananas; latex; models; oral administration; rats; toxicity; Brazil
Abstract:
... In Brazil, unripe banana as well as the latex obtained from the top of the inflorescence are popularly used in the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcers, especially in the poorest regions. However, adverse effects in fasted subjects treated with unripe banana have been described. Thus, the antiulcerogenic effects of Brazilian banana samples and possible toxic effects of prolonged administration of un ...
DOI:
10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199702)11:1<28::AID-PTR32>3.0.CO;2-C

69. Fermentability of hemicelluloses extracted from municipal waste and commercial xylans by Clostridium sp

Author:
Murty, M.V.S.; Chandra, T.S.
Source:
Applied microbiology and biotechnology 1997 v.47 no.3 pp. 212-217
ISSN:
0175-7598
Subject:
wastes; bagasse; ethanol; xylan; Clostridium; wood; culture media; microorganisms; Tectona grandis; bananas
Abstract:
... The fermentability of commercial xylans and municipal waste hemicelluloses in the presence of Clostridium sp. (C.SAIV; ATCC 700188) has been evaluated. Teak, deal wood, banana stalk and bagasse of the municipal waste contained significant amounts (approx. 12 %-23 %) of hemicellulose. Under optimized growth conditions, the growth rate of C.SAIV was improved as indicated by an increase in the concen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s002530050915

70. Flow behaviour of processed banana purée / Comportamiento del flujo de puré de banana procesado

Author:
S. Guerrero; S.M. Alzamora; L.N. Gerschenson
Source:
Food science and technology international 1997 v.3 no.2 pp. 103-111
ISSN:
1082-0132
Subject:
bananas; fruit puree; heat treatment; juices; models; pH; preservatives; temperature; viscosity; water activity
Abstract:
... Flow characterization of a banana purée preserved by combined factors (slight reduction of water activity, reduction of pH, addition of preservatives and slight thermal treatment) was obtained at 5 and 25 °C. Fresh banana purée was used as a control. Preserved banana purée had thixotropic and pseudoplastic characteristics, exhibiting a defined yield stress and obeying the Weltmann and Herschel-Bul ...
DOI:
10.1177/108201329700300205

71. Free and glycosidically bound volatile compounds from two banana cultivars: Valery and Pequena Enana

Author:
Perez, A.G.; Cert, A.; Rios, J.J.; Olias, J.M.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1997 v.45 no.11 pp. 4393-4397
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
bananas; cultivars; glycosides; volatile compounds; beta-glucosidase; hydrolysis
Abstract:
... Headspace composition and glycosidically bound volatile compounds from two banana cultivars, Valery and Pequena Enana, have been studied. Glycosides were isolated from aqueous extracts of banana pulp by means of an Amberlite XAD-2 column. Volatile compounds were released by enzymatic hydrolysis using almond beta-glucosidase and further analyzed by HRGC/MS. Twenty-five main aglycons were analyzed f ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf9704524

72. Fusarium thapsinum (Gibberella thapsina): A new species in section Liseola from sorghum

Author:
Carla J. R. Klittich; John F. Leslie; Paul E. Nelson; Walter F. O. Marasas
Source:
Mycologia 1997 v.89 no.4 pp. 643-652
ISSN:
1557-2536
Subject:
Fusarium fujikuroi; Fusarium thapsinum; Fusarium verticillioides; Philippines; agar; bananas; benomyl; carrots; corn; electrophoresis; internal transcribed spacers; isozymes; karyotyping; mycotoxins; new species; peanuts; ribosomal DNA; teleomorphs; Egypt; South Africa; Thailand
Abstract:
... A group of Fusarium strains first distinguished by the production of a diffusing yellow pigment is now described as a separate species, Fusarium thapsinum. The teleomorph, Gibberella thapsina, can be formed under laboratory conditions by crossing strains of opposite mating type on carrot agar. Fusarium thapsinum was recovered from banana, maize, peanut and sorghum in Egypt, South Africa, the Phili ...
DOI:
10.1080/00275514.1997.12026829

73. Modelling shrinkage and porosity during vacuum dehydration

Author:
Magdalini K. Krokida; Nikolaos P. Zogzas; Zacharias B. Maroulis
Source:
International journal of food science & technology 1997 v.32 no.6 pp. 445-458
ISSN:
0950-5423
Subject:
apples; bananas; carrots; equations; mathematical models; porosity; potatoes; regression analysis; shrinkage; water content
Abstract:
... Apparent density, true density, specific volume and internal porosity were investigated during vacuum dehydration of banana, apple, carrot and potato, at various moisture contents and pressures. The pressure was found to effect significantly the apparent density and porosity of the materials examined, while for the true density, this effect was practically negligible. In all four materials the dev ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb02119.x

74. New record, ranging behaviour, vocalization and food of the Madagascar Red Owl Tyto soumagnei

Author:
THORSTROM, RUSSELL; HART, JULIAN; WATSON, RICHARD T.
Source:
Ibis 1997 v.139 no.3 pp. 477-481
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Muridae; Tyto alba; bananas; edge effects; forests; habitats; paddies; pellets; sea level; small mammals; vocalization; Madagascar
Abstract:
... The rare Madagascar Red Owl Tyto soumagnei was captured, radio tagged and released for study in October 1994. It ranged within an area of 210 ha from October to December 1994, and 50% of the locations were along forest edge and newly created tavies, 36% in rice fields and 14% in cultivated tavies. Nine diurnal roost sites were documented in small ravines among secondary vegetation and bananas (Mas ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.1997.tb04661.x

75. Policy-making in the EU: the bananarama story, the WTO and policy transparency

Author:
Borrell, B.
Source:
Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics 1997 v.41 no.2 pp. 263-282
ISSN:
1364-985X
Subject:
World Trade Organization; trade agreements; international trade; European Union; bananas; Europe
DOI:
10.1111/1467-8489.00013

76. Regulatory phosphorylation of banana fruit phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase by a copurifying phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase-kinase

Author:
Law, R.D.; Plaxton, W.C.
Source:
European journal of biochemistry 1997 v.247 no.2 pp. 642-651
ISSN:
0014-2956
Subject:
Musa; adenosine triphosphate; bananas; barium; calcium; casein; cobalt; corn; gel chromatography; glutamic acid; histones; leaves; magnesium; muscle protein; pH; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; phosphorus; phosphorylation; rabbits; radiolabeling; ripening; root nodules; seeds; stoichiometry
Abstract:
... Phosphoenolpyruvate (P-pyruvate) carboxylase from ripened banana fruit was purified to near homogeneity and a final specific activity of 20-23 U/mg protein; P-pyruvate carboxylase-kinase copurified with P-pyruvate carboxylase throughout the purification. Gel filtration FPLC indicated that the two proteins form a tightly associated 425-kDa complex. Both the 103-kDa and 100-kDa subunits of the carbo ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00642.x
PubMed:
9266708

77. Returns to smallholder dairying in the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

Author:
Ntengua Mdoe; Steve Wiggins
Source:
Agricultural economics 1997 v.17 no.1 pp. 75-87
ISSN:
0169-5150
Subject:
bananas; cost benefit analysis; costs and returns; cows; crop residues; crossbreds; dairy products; farmers; farms; forage; fuels; herds; intensive farming; issues and policy; milk industry; milk production; models; prices; profitability; subsidies; surveys; Tanzania
Abstract:
... Tanzania is a net importer of dairy products despite its large cattle herd and successive government efforts to promote dairying. This paper draws on survey data to examine the financial attractiveness of dairying to smallholders in an area of high dairy potential on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. On mixed farms in which coffee and bananas are the other main enterprises, producers keep small her ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1574-0862.1997.tb00465.x

78. Textural changes of banana and plantain pulp during ripening

Author:
Kajuna, S.T.A.R.; Bilanski, W.K.; Mittal, G.S.
Source:
Journal of the science of food and agriculture 1997 v.75 no.2 pp. 244-250
ISSN:
0022-5142
Subject:
bananas; fruit pulp; ripening; texture; ethylene; storage; pH; hardness
Abstract:
... Green banana and plantain fruits were treated with ethylene or kept untreated, then stored in environmental chambers at 13, 16, 20 and 25 degrees C for 8 days. On daily basis, cylindrical samples of the fruits were compressed twice at 50 mm min-1 to 75% of the original height. Changes in the textural properties were estimated by the texture profile analysis (TPA) technique, involving such paramete ...
DOI:
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199710)75:2<244::AID-JSFA861>3.0.CO;2-#

79. Tropical ecotoxicology: status and needs

Author:
Lacher, T.E. Jr.; Goldstein, M.I.
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 1997 v.16 no.1 pp. 100-111
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
bananas; biodiversity; deforestation; ecosystems; ecotoxicology; environmental factors; farming systems; gold; habitat destruction; mercury; mining; pineapples; population growth; soybeans; temperate zones; toxic substances; tropics; urbanization; water quality; Caribbean; Latin America
Abstract:
... Ecotoxicology has focused almost exclusively on countries and ecosystems in temperate zones. Tropical ecosystems, which combined contain as much as 75% of the global biodiversity, have been neglected. Tropical ecosystems are under increasing threat of development and habitat degradation from population growth and urbanization, agricultural expansion, deforestation, and mining. Some of these activi ...
DOI:
10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0100:TESAN>2.3.CO;2

80. 6-Methylsulfinylhexyl Isothiocyanate and Its Homologues as Food-originated Compounds with Antibacterial Activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Author:
Haruhiro ONO; Shoko TESAKI; Soichi TANABE; Michiko WATANABE
Source:
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 1998 v.62 no.2 pp. 363-365
ISSN:
1347-6947
Subject:
Coriandrum sativum; Escherichia coli; Eutrema japonica; Staphylococcus aureus; active ingredients; antibacterial properties; bananas; biotechnology; isothiocyanates
Abstract:
... Cruciferae plants, banana and coriander each showed antibacterial activity. The highest activity among the foodstuffs tested was found in the stems of wasabi. An ethereal extract from wasabi stems had potent antibacterial activity and we isolated the active compound from the extract. Instrumental analysis identified the compound as 6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate. Some homologues of 6-methyls ...
DOI:
10.1271/bbb.62.363

81. Color changes in bananas and plantains during storage

Author:
Kajuna, S.T.A.R.; Bilanski, W.K.; Mittal, G.S.
Source:
Journal of food processing and preservation 1998 v.22 no.1 pp. 27-40
ISSN:
0145-8892
Subject:
bananas; cultivars; food storage; temperature; color
Abstract:
... Two cultivars, namely Cavendish bananas (Musa AAA Group) and plantains (Musa AAB Group) were used to study the changes in their peel color during storage at various temperatures. Gas-treated and nontreated fruits, and the L* a* b* system were used. The temperature effect on the color parameters was mainly through the interaction with the gas treatment, variety and storage time; however, redness (a ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1745-4549.1998.tb00802.x

82. Effect of Gibberellic Acid (GA3) on the Protein, Lipid and Carbohydrate Contents of Banana Fruit Fly, Zaprionus paravittiger Larvae

Author:
Pushpinder J. Rup; Rabinder Kaur; Jatinder Kaur
Source:
International journal of tropical insect science 1998 v.18 no.2 pp. 145-148
ISSN:
1742-7592
Subject:
Zaprionus; artificial diets; bananas; fruit flies; gibberellic acid; glycogen; larvae; lipids; protein content; trehalose
Abstract:
... The influence of gibberellic acid (GA₃), a plant growth regulator (PGR), on the protein, total lipid, total carbohydrate, glycogen and trehalose contents of the banana fruit fly, Zaprionus paravittiger (Godbole and Vaidya) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), was investigated by feeding 63-h-old larvae on artificial diet containing 1000, 2000 and 4000 ppm GA₃, for 30 and 50 h. The maximum increase in the pro ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1742758400007785

83. Effects of harvest maturity on banana quality

Author:
Laylieam, S.; Kosittrakun, M.
Source:
Journal of food quality 1998 v.21 no.6 pp. 539-544
ISSN:
0146-9428
Subject:
bananas; harvest date; food quality; starch; sugars; nutrient content; firmness; ripening
Abstract:
... Bananas (cv. Hochuchu) were harvested at 80, 90 and 100 days after inflorescence emergence for quality evaluation. At harvest, the 80-day sample had the highest flesh firmness and starch content, followed in order by the 90-day and the 100-day samples. The opposite was found for total sugars content. Titratable acidity in the 100-day fruit was significantty greater than those in the 80-day and 90- ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1745-4557.1998.tb00543.x

84. Extraction of thiabendazole and carbendazim from foods using pressurized hot (subcritical) water for extraction: a feasibility study

Author:
Pawlowski, T.M.; Poole, C.F.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1998 v.46 no.8 pp. 3124-3132
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
rice; foods; orange pulp; extraction; carbendazim; water; duration; mushrooms; temperature; thiabendazole; bananas; fungicide residues; lemons
Abstract:
... Pressurized hot water was used to extract two fungicides, thiabendazole (TBZ) and carbendazim (MBC), from agricultural commodities including banana pulp, whole lemons, orange pulp, mushrooms, and rice at extraction temperatures below 100 degrees C and an extraction pressure of 50 atm. The extraction parameters that were studied include temperature, equilibration time, flow rate, pH, and collection ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf980016x

85. Fusarium nelsonii and F. musarum: two new species in Section Arhrosporiella related to F. camptoceras

Author:
W. F. O. Marasas; J. P. Rheeder; A. Logrieco; P. S. Van Wyk; Jean H. Juba
Source:
Mycologia 1998 v.90 no.3 pp. 505-513
ISSN:
1557-2536
Subject:
Fusarium; bananas; chlamydospores; conidia; mycelium; new species; soil; sporodochia; Central America; South Africa
Abstract:
... An emended description of Fusarium camptoceras is provided to include the presence of pedicellate macroconidia produced in sporodochia and mesoconidia produced on polyblastic conidiogenous cells in the aerial mycelium. Two new Fusarium species morphologically related to F. camptoceras in Section Arthrosporiella are described and illustrated. Fusarium nelsonii sp. nov. was isolated mainly from plan ...
DOI:
10.1080/00275514.1998.12026935

86. Headspace Analysis in Chemical Ecology: Effects of Different Sampling Methods on Ratios of Volatile Compounds Present in Headspace Samples

Author:
Nicky G. Agelopoulos; John A. Pickett
Source:
Journal of chemical ecology 1998 v.24 no.7 pp. 1161-1172
ISSN:
0098-0331
Subject:
acetates; bananas; chemical ecology; desorption; headspace analysis; polymers; solid phase microextraction; solvents; volatile compounds
Abstract:
... The effects that different headspace sampling methods have on the analysis of the ratios of compounds present in the headspace of a synthetic mixture and a biological sample were evaluated using the following methods: solid-phase microextraction (SPME), a syringe, and the porous polymers Porapak Q, Tenax TA, and Hayesep Q (thermal and solvent desorption). The performance of each method was only ev ...
DOI:
10.1023/A:1022442818196

87. Influence of freezing process on free sugars content of papaya and banana fruits

Author:
Torija, E.; Diez, C.; Matallana, C.; Camara, M.; Camacho, E.; Mazario, P.
Source:
Journal of the science of food and agriculture 1998 v.76 no.3 pp. 315-319
ISSN:
0022-5142
Subject:
brix; freezing; frozen storage; glucose; sucrose; microwave treatment; high performance liquid chromatography; pretreatment; blanching; fructose; bananas
Abstract:
... Changes in individual sugar content (fructose, glucose and sucrose) during freezing and frozen storage have been evaluated by HPLC on papaya (Carica papaya grupo Solo var Sunrise), fruits proceedings from female and hermaphrodite flowers, and banana (Musa cavendishii var enana). Effects of thermal treatments, such as blanching and microwaving, prior to freezing banana fruit were examined. Both an ...
DOI:
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199803)76:3<315::AID-JSFA929>3.0.CO;2-7

88. Leaching Potentials of Four Pesticides Used for Bananas in the Canary Islands

Author:
Ricardo Diaz-Diaz; Jose Enrique Garcia-Hernandez; Keith Loague
Source:
Journal of environmental quality 1998 v.27 no.3 pp. 562-572
ISSN:
0047-2425
Subject:
Musa balbisiana; agrochemicals; bananas; carbofuran; ethoprophos; fenamiphos; furrow irrigation; geographic information systems; groundwater; groundwater contamination; half life; land cover; leaching; microirrigation; oxamyl; remediation; silviculture; soil depth; soil pH; Canary Islands
Abstract:
... Nonpoint source (NPS) groundwater contamination, that is related to the regional-scale use of agrochemicals, is a major environmental problem. This paper reports preliminary assessments of groundwater vulnerability due to pesticide leaching for areas of banana (Musa balbisiana) silviculture for the Canary Island of Tenerife using simple indices. Estimates of contamination potential were made for t ...
DOI:
10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700030013x

89. Mass transfer modelling of the osmotic dehydration of some fruits

Author:
Nicolaos M. Panagiotou; Vaios T. Karathanos; Zacharias B. Maroulis
Source:
International journal of food science & technology 1998 v.33 no.3 pp. 267-284
ISSN:
0950-5423
Subject:
agitation; apples; bananas; equations; fruits; kiwifruit; mass transfer; models; regression analysis; solutes; temperature
Abstract:
... An empirical model was developed to predict the water loss and solid gain during osmotic dehydration of apple, banana and kiwi fruit. The model is based on a first‐order kinetic equation, in which the rate constant is a function of the main process variables (speed of agitation, solute concentration, size of fruit and process temperature). This model was applied to a wide range of experimental dat ...
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2621.1998.00167.x

90. Mechanical properties of plantains by vibrational method

Author:
Kajuna, S.T.A.R.; Mittal, G.S.; Bilanski, W.K.
Source:
International journal of food properties 1998 v.1 no.3 pp. 207-220
ISSN:
1094-2912
Subject:
bananas; food analysis; vibration; food storage; duration; ripening; mathematical models; equations; prediction; fruit pulp; frequency
DOI:
10.1080/10942919809524578

91. A Method for Isolation of Total RNA from Fruit Tissues of Banana

Author:
Jun-Jun Liu; Chong-Jin Goh; Chiang-Shiong Loh; Pei Liu; Eng-Chong Pua
Source:
Plant molecular biology reporter 1998 v.16 no.1 pp. 87
ISSN:
0735-9640
Subject:
DNA; Northern blotting; RNA; acetates; ambient temperature; bananas; chloroform; ethanol; ionic strength; isoamyl alcohol; isolation techniques; phenol; potassium; proteins; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; ribonucleases; secondary metabolites; tissues
Abstract:
... We describe a rapid and efficient method for isolation of total RNA from banana fruit tissues. The RNA was extracted with a high ionic strength buffer at room temperature. The proteins, genomic DNA and secondary metabolites in the extract were then removed by precipitation with pre-cooled potassium acetate and repeated phenol/chloroform/isoamyl alcohol extractions. The RNA was recovered by ethanol ...
DOI:
10.1023/A:1007492421119

92. Monophenolase activity of latent banana pulp polyphenol oxidase

Author:
Sojo, M.M.; Nunez-Delicado, E.; Garcia-Carmona, F.; Sanchez-Ferrer, A.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1998 v.46 no.12 pp. 4931-4936
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
enzyme activation; catechol oxidase; fruit pulp; kinetics; enzyme activity; bananas
Abstract:
... The monophenolase activity of latent banana polyphenol oxidase (PPO) partially purified by using a combination of two aqueous two-phase systems based on Triton X-114 and PEG 8000 (Sojo et al. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1998, 46, 4924-4930) has been characterized in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The purification method used avoids the loss of monophenolase activity described for other ban ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf9804746

93. Note. Vacuum impregnation of banana (Musa acuminata cv. giant cavendish) / Nota. Impregnación a vacío de banana (Musa acuminata cv. giant cavendish

Author:
R. Sousa; D. Salvatori; A. Andrés; P. Fito
Source:
Food science and technology international 1998 v.4 no.2 pp. 127-131
ISSN:
1082-0132
Subject:
Musa acuminata; bananas; climacteric fruits; deformation; hydrodynamics; markets; porosity; ripening
Abstract:
... Vacuum impregnation of banana was analysed by a hydrodynamic mechanism to determine effec tive porosity (∈ₑ). In the initial experiments, the influence of the ripening degree and cut was deter mined without taking into account sample deformations caused by the pressure gradients; in these cases ∈ₑ decreased as maturity progressed. Important structural changes were observed 2-4 days after the banan ...
DOI:
10.1177/108201329800400208

94. On the need for more economic assessment of quarantine policies

Author:
James, S.; Anderson, K.
Source:
Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics 1998 v.42 no.4 pp. 425-444
ISSN:
1364-985X
Subject:
bananas; quarantine; imports; equilibrium theory; trade policy; economic impact; market prices; profitability; food safety; case studies; laws and regulations; Australia
DOI:
10.1111/1467-8489.00061

95. Oviposition preference for novel versus normal food resources in laboratory populations ofDrosophila melanogaster

Author:
V. Sheeba; N. A. Aravinda Madhyastha; Amitabh Joshi
Source:
Journal of biosciences 1998 v.23 no.2 pp. 93-100
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
bananas; eggs; fecundity; females; novel foods; oviposition
Abstract:
... Female fecundity, oviposition preference and specificity on one normal and two novel food media were assayed on four laboratory populations ofDrosophila melanogaster, revealing considerable among- and within-population variation in oviposition preference. Overall, there was a significant tendency of females to prefer novel media to their normal banana food as an oviposition substrate. Specificity ...
DOI:
10.1007/BF02703000

96. Partial purification of a banana polyphenol oxidase using Triton X-114 and PEG 8000 for removal of polyphenols

Author:
Sojo, M.M.; Nunez-Delicado, E.; Garcia-Carmona, F.; Sanchez-Ferrer, A.
Source:
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 1998 v.46 no.12 pp. 4924-4930
ISSN:
0021-8561
Subject:
polyphenols; catechol oxidase; fruit pulp; tannins; bananas
Abstract:
... Banana pulp polyphenol oxidase was partially purified in a latent form using sequential aqueous two-phase systems based on Triton X-114 and PEG 8000/phosphate. The purification achieved from a crude extract of banana pulp was 5-fold, with 50% recovery of the activity. The (poly)phenols, including tannins, were also reduced to 6% of the original, avoiding the postpurification tanning of the enzyme ...
DOI:
10.1021/jf980473d

97. Phenylphenalenone-type Phytoalexins from Unripe Buñgulan Banana Fruit

Author:
Tsunashi KAMO; Nagomi KATO; Nobuhiro HIRAI; Mitsuya TSUDA; Daie FUJIOKA; Hajime OHIGASHI
Source:
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 1998 v.62 no.1 pp. 95-101
ISSN:
1347-6947
Subject:
Colletotrichum musae; Musa acuminata; bananas; biotechnology; conidia; fruits; phytoalexins
Abstract:
... Fourteen phenylphenalenone-type phytoalexins (1-14), including three new compounds, were isolated from the peel of unripe Musa acuminata [AAA] cv. Buñgulan fruit which had been injured and then inoculated with conidia of Colletotrichum musae. These new phytoalexins were identified as (+)-cis-2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxy-4-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)phenalen-1-one (12), 9-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methoxyphena ...
DOI:
10.1271/bbb.62.95

98. Physico-chemical changes in cavendish banana (Musa cavendishii L var Montel) at different positions within a bunch during development and maturation

Author:
Mustaffa, R.; Osman, A.; Yusof, S.; Mohamed, S.
Source:
Journal of the science of food and agriculture 1998 v.78 no.2 pp. 201-207
ISSN:
0022-5142
Subject:
weight; chemical composition; texture; volume; organic compounds; starch; Musa; maturity stage; titratable acidity; pH; color; spatial variation; chemical constituents of plants; bananas; fruiting; ascorbic acid
Abstract:
... Studies on the physico-chemical changes between different hand positions (top, middle and bottom) within a bunch and different finger positions (upper and lower) within a hand at different maturity stages (between 3 and 15 weeks from the flower emergence) were carried out on 'Montel' banana (Musa cavendishii L). The suitable harvesting stage was found to be between 12 and 15 weeks after flower eme ...
DOI:
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199810)78:2<201::AID-JSFA106>3.0.CO;2-K

99. Plant starches and oils. Their influences on digestion in rats

Author:
Delahaye, E.P.; Sequera, B.; Herrera, I.
Source:
Journal of the science of food and agriculture 1998 v.77 no.3 pp. 381-386
ISSN:
0022-5142
Subject:
rats; digestion; palm oils; starch; cassava starch; rice; bananas; digestibility; blood lipids; cholesterol; triacylglycerols; rice flour; corn flour; corn oil; food intake; liver; colon; weight; corn starch; rice starch
Abstract:
... The purpose of the present study was to determine the interaction effect of starch and fat of such products over blood parameters (cholesterol, triglycerides), and to evaluate starch and fat digestibility. Experiments were carried out in eight groups of Sprague-Dawley rats that were under the following diets: four of the groups were fed with a mix of 14% palm oil and 58% of each one of the starche ...
DOI:
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199807)77:3<381::AID-JSFA54>3.0.CO;2-7

100. Seasonal Distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni (Theobald) Immatures in Plant Axils of Araceae and Musaceae in Uganda

Author:
Julius Julian Lutwama
Source:
International journal of tropical insect science 1998 v.18 no.2 pp. 105-112
ISSN:
1742-7592
Subject:
Aedes simpsoni; Colocasia esculenta; Musa; Xanthosoma sagittifolium; bananas; dry season; immatures; larvae; pupae; water holding capacity; Uganda
Abstract:
... The relationship between axil age and water-holding capacity on the presence and age of immatures of Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni (Theobald) complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in cultivated banana, Musa spp. (Musaceae), Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) during the rainy and dry seasons at different locations in Uganda is presented. On Musa spp., higher, younger axils were found to ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1742758400007736