Potential of UVC germicidal irradiation in suppressing crown rot disease, retaining postharvest quality and antioxidant capacity of Musa AAA "Berangan" during fruit ripening

• Main Authors: Sheikh Mohamed, Nuratika Tamimi, Ding, Phebe, Kadir, Jugah, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Periodicals 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59680/1/Potential%20of%20UVC%20germicidal%20irradiation%20in%20suppressing%20crown%20rot%20disease%2C%20retaining%20postharvest%20quality%20and%20antioxidant%20capacity%20of%20Musa%20AAA.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59680/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/fsn3.482/abstract

Crown rot caused by fungal pathogen is the most prevalent postharvest disease in banana fruit that results significant economic losses during transportation, storage, and ripening period. Antifungal effects of ultraviolet C (UVC) irradiation at doses varied from 0.01 to 0.30 kJ m−2 were investigated...