similar to the firmness decline patterns described above,
the starch contents in the peel and pulp decreased dramatically
during the ripening, and no significant difference in starch
contents
was observed in each time
point between the
control
and
20% CO
treated fruits. The contents in peel decreased
from about 412 to 20 mg g
dry weight (DW) for bananas,
and 333 to 19 mg g
DW for plantains (Fig. 2). Higher starch
contents were detected in the pulps than in the peels of both
cultivars, and the contents dropped from 856 to 62 mg g
DW for bananas, and 868 to 144 mg g
DW for plantains.