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    Short-term postharvest anoxia delays peel degreening and firmness loss through regulation of color- and cell wall–related genes in banana
    (2026-06-01)
    Techavuthiporn, Chairat
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    Thammawong, Manasikan
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    Nakano, Kohei
    Short-term anoxia (AnX) has emerged as a promising approach to extend postharvest quality of climacteric fruits, yet its mechanistic basis peel-associated ripening processes in banana remains unclear. This study examined the impact of 8 and 16 h AnX treatments on peel color, firmness, and the expression of essential genes related to fermentation, ethylene biosynthesis, pigment metabolism, and cell wall modification during ambient temperature storage. Visual and instrumental analyses showed that an 8 h AnX treatment effectively delayed peel degreening and firmness loss, whereas a 16 h treatment offered benefits but also induced stress-related transcriptional responses. Gene expression profiling revealed that AnX suppressed MaADH1 , while significantly upregulating MaADH2 immediately after treatment. A transient downregulation of the ethylene biosynthesis gene MaACO was accompanied by reduced expression of MaSGR and carotenoid-related genes ( MaPSY, MaPDS ), contributing to delayed color-transition. Firmness retention was associated with decreased expression of MaPG1 and MaXTH , whereas MaGLC was substantially upregulated only under prolonged anoxia. Heatmap analysis suggested that AnX disrupted the typical coordination between ethylene and downstream ripening-related genes, indicating altered associations among the analyzed genes. Overall, the findings demonstrate that moderate AnX (8 h) effectively delays ripening-related changes in banana peel through modulation of ethylene-dependent gene regulation, offering practical implications for sustainable postharvest management.
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    Evaluating variety and ethephon effect on banana fruit quality at different ripening stages: A comparative and multivariate approach
    (2025-03-01)
    Laryea, Damian
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    Supapvanich, Suriyan
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    Pinsirodom, Praphan
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    Suwapanich, Rachit
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    Arsa, Supeeraya
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect variety, ethephon and their interaction may have on banana fruit quality at different ripening stages using comparative and multivariate approach. Three varieties of banana (Musa AAB, Musa AAA, Musa AA) were treated with ethephon (0 mg/kg and 1000 mg/kg), allowed to ripen and analyzed at the fully ripe and overripe stages. Although varieties were significantly different in terms of their peel and pulp colour at the fully ripe and overripe stages, ethephon had no significant effect (p < 0.05) on these qualities except for the lightness (L∗) and whiteness index of the pulp. While variety significantly (p < 0.05) affected the TSS (Total soluble solids), pH, TA (Titratable acidity), TSS/TA ratio and firmness, ethephon only affected the firmness at the fully ripe stage and both firmness and TA at the overripe stage. There were significant differences (p < 0.05) observed among varieties in terms of their total phenols, flavonoids, antioxidant activity (DPPH and FRAP), total sugar and starch at the fully ripe and overripe stages. Ethephon significantly (p < 0.05) increased the total sugar at the fully ripe stage but at the overripe stage it caused a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in both total sugar and FRAP. In most of the quality characteristics assayed, the varieties responded in the same way to the ethephon treatment as shown by the interaction effect. Further multivariate analysis (PCA and HCA) concluded that ethephon treated (1000 mg/kg) samples were not significantly different from untreated (0 mg/kg) samples based on the quality characteristics explored in this study.