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Postharvest Handling Systems: Tropical Fruits
(Banana, Pineapple & Papaya)
Adel KaderUCDavis
aakader@ucdavis.eduJune, 2009
Banana Maturity Stages
Delaying harvest until the full mature-green
stage results in higher yield and better eating
quality when ripe.
Preparing a banana bunch for harvest
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System for transporting banana bunches to packing station
Delivering Bananas to Packinghouse
Some of the banana handling slides were provided by Eduardo Kerbel
Initial Washing of Bananas at Packinghouse
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Cutting and Placing Banana Hands into Water
Banana Packinghouse
Banana Packing
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Mobile Banana Packing slides were provided by Jerome Diaz
Mobil Banana Packing Unit -1
Mobil Banana Packing Unit -2
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Mobil Banana Packing Unit -3
Mobil Banana Packing Unit -4
Single fingers
Consumer packages
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STOWAGE IN HATCH SQUARESTOWAGE IN HATCH SQUARE
Transport of Bananas to Markets
Marine Transport of Bananas
Forced-air ripening room for bananasForced-air ripening room for bananas
Exposure of mature-green bananas to ethylene to initiate ripening can be
done during transport or at destination.
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Extending the Yellow-life of Bananas (MA)
Extending the Yellow-life of Bananas (1-MCP)
Surface abrasions
Internal bruising due to drops
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ChilledChilledControlControl
ControlControlChilledChilled
Chilling Injury
Development of Chilling Injury Symptoms
CROWN ROT
Postharvest Diseases of Bananas
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PINEAPPLEPINEAPPLE
Maturity and Ripeness Stages
IntercultivarDifferences in
Composition of Pineapples
Premium Select = Tropical Gold
Harvesting Pineapples in Hawaii
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Transporting harvested pineapples to packinghouse
Initial Quality Evaluation of Pineapples at the Packinghouse
Water dumping and washing pineapples
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Singulating and orienting
pineapples before wax application
Wax application to reduce internal browning
Packing Pineapples
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Loaded pineapple ballets into a marine container
Loading pineapples into an air-transport container
Endogenous Brown Spot
7.2C(45F)7.2C(45F) 5.5C(42F)5.5C(42F) 3C(38F)3C(38F)
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Papaya
Maturity and Ripeness Stages Maturity and Ripeness Stages of Papayaof Papaya
Flavor Quality of Papayas Improves with Ripeness Stage at Harvest
Papaya Maturity and Ripeness StagesPapaya Maturity and Ripeness Stages
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Harvesting Papayas in Hawaii-1
Harvesting Papayas in Hawaii-2
Washing Papayas
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Hot water treatment followed by hydrocooling
Quality Sorting of Papayas
Packing Papayas
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Packaging to reduce surface
abrasions of papayas
Scoring Scoring
System for System for
Severity of Severity of
Surface Surface
Abrasions on Abrasions on
PapayasPapayas
Papaya DefectsPapaya Defects
Phomopsis Rot
Anthracnose Rot
Chilled Control
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