In conclusion, the results obtained in this study provide evidence
of the ability of oxalic acid to maintain peel appearance and
to extend the green shelf life of banana fruit during storage at room
temperature and exhibited the potential for commercial application
to store the bananas at ambient temperature. Together with
other studies (Whangchai et al., 2006; Zheng and Tian, 2006), it
is suggested that the oxalic acid treatment is a safe and promising
postharvest handling technology for maintaining quality and
prolonging storage life of harvested banana fruit. Further work is
needed to understand better the mechanism