3.3. Modelling of sea transport of bananas from Central America
to southern Europe
While bananas grown in each country or region would need to be
individually evaluated as the relationship between green life, temperature and ethylene concentration could differ due to cultural
and climatic conditions during growth and fruit maturity at harvest. However, as an exercise, the equation for Australian Cavendish
bananas was applied to the shipping of Cavendish bananas from
Costa Rica to Italy.