EVALUATION OF iWO BANANA CULTIVARS GROWING IN SANDY SOIL UNDER DRIP iRRIGATION SYSTEM IN RELATION TO GROWTH ,FRUIT QUÍLITY AND ‘ SUCCESSFUL MARKETING | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 31, Issue 12, December 2006, Page 7859-787000 PDF (155.25 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2006.236425 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| M. N. Tourky,; M. A. ELShobaky; A. S. Hosam EL-Deen | ||||
| Hort. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This investigation was carried out during two successive seasons of 2003 and 2004 on two Cavendish-type banana cultivars are “illiams and “Grand Nain” growing ¡n sandy soti under drip irrigation system to study their growth, fruit quality and successful marketing. Data show that, Pseudo-stem of “Grand Nain” plants were significantly shorter arid thicker than “Williams” plants, therefore the Pseudo-stem of “Grand Nain” plants can be considered more stable than Pseudo-stem of “Whiams” plants. On the other hand, at maturity stage (at harvest), “Grand Nain” CV. obtained the highest values of bunch weight and length and linger length, weight, size and angulation %. Also, “Grand Nain” CV. showed the highest SSC%, acidity %, total sugar % and total starch % in fruit than “WilliamsTM CV. Fruits of two cultivars held at room temperature for 9 days, and the high percent of total loss(25.85 — 3275%) was in ‘Williams” CV., whereas this percent was(34.91 — 3882%)mn “Grand Nain” CV. Thus two cultivars banana fruits reached the end of shelf life period(9 days), but ‘Williams” banana fruits have a suitable marketable conditton for Least value of total loss compared with” Grand Nain” CV. | ||||
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