Development of an extended shelf life of banana process should be possible by applying treatments of MAP storage. Once ripening was triggered by not exposing the bananas to large concentrations of ethylene as is normally done, MAP storage conditions decreased respiretion and extended ripening of the bananas up to at least one month (Basel et al., 2002).
According to the study of Hassan (2004), the development of modified atmosphere technology has allowed the bananas to be stored for more than eight weeks in combination with refrigeration at 14°C. Modifications of the storage atmosphere, along with their effects on the physiological life of the produce, can also be advantageous in retarding postharvest disease development. The effect of atmosphere modification on postharvest disease development can be direct-by suppressing various stages of the pathogen growth and its enzymatic activity, or indirect-by maintaining the resistance of the host to infection as a result of keeping it in a superior physiological condition (Irtwange, 2006)