and Chl degradation patterns between bananas and plantains
at high temperatures
were
observed in
our previous
studies
(Yang
et
al.
2009a), in the present paper,
mature
green
banana
and plantain fruits
were initiated to
ripen by
ethylene
and
exposed to different
high CO
concentrations
with constant O
2
concentration of 21% at 20°C. The effect
of high CO
on the Chl degradation and the patterns of
senescence and ripening in the peels and pulps of both
cultivars were determined to understand the mechanisms
leading to green ripening of bananas.