Pseudomonas sp. in banana storage facilities, a postharvest tool for delay ripening

Recent study investigated the biological depletion of ethylene for delay ripening by using microbial?isolates i.e., Pseudomonas sp. The experiment was carried out in a factorial completely randomization?design with nine treatments and four replications at the Laboratory of the Department of Pomology and?Postharvest Technology, UBKV, Pundibari. The matured unripe banana was treated with different?combinations of Pseudomonas sp. isolated from vermicompost (S1), orchard (S2) and forest soil (S3) and?carrier media i.e., Peat soil + cotton (T1), cotton (T2) and peat soil (T3) are T1S1, T2S1, T3S1, T1S2, T2S2,?T3S2, T1S3, T2S3 and T3S3. Fruits treated with microbial isolates of forest soil having carrier media peat?soil (T3S3) showed less ethylene evolution rate as compared to orchard and vermicompost, followed by?T2S3 in the storage condition. The highest ethylene evolution rate was perceived in control followed by?T1S1. Microbial isolates from forest soil and having carrier media as a peat soil showed the best result among the different treatments combinations in removing ethylene from the surroundings as evidenced by a slow rate of increase in TSS, least ethylene concentration or higher ethylene depletion, less yellowing of the peel and higher phenol content in the fruit. Therefore, using Pseudomonas sp. in storage facilities can reduce the ethylene concentration and can be used as a postharvest treatment tool for delayed ripening. SourcesMicrobial isolate used as delay ripening agent as?postharvest management in banana?Jinnamu Aresh, Prodyut Kumar Paul, Mutum Preema Devi, Ashok?Chaudhury and Surajit KhalkoThe Pharma Innovation Journal 2022; 11(12): 1282-1286https://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/2022/vol11issue12/PartP/11-12-240-317.pdfPicture by OKdiario,?La diferencia entre pl?tano y banana y cu?l tiene m?s az?car