@inproceedings{Hussain2011,
abstract = {The photocatalytic degradation of ethylene (emitted by fruits) by novel TiO2 nanoparticles (TNPs), at 3 °C, has been investigated to consider the possibility of its use for the cold storage of fruits. TNP exhibits a high specific surface area, a good anatase-to-rutile mixed phase ratio, and more surface OH groups than commercially available Degussa P 25, as characterized by nitrogen adsorption, static light scattering, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. TNPs, tested in an ad-hoc designed Pyrex glass photocatalytic reactor, showed higher photodegradation activity of ethylene than Degussa P 25. The superior characteristics of TNPs, compared to Degussa P 25, might induce the adsorption of ethylene and water and the generation of OH groups which act as oxidizing agents on the TNP surface, leading to higher photocatalytic activity. In the absence of water the photocatalytic degradation of ethylene reduced significantly. Moreover, a positive effect was observed when UV light was converged on the catalyst and an increase in ethylene degradation was achieved when UV light converging pipes and lens were used. {\textcopyright} 2010 American Chemical Society.},
author = {Hussain, Murid and Bensaid, Samir and Geobaldo, Francesco and Saracco, Guido and Russo, Nunzio},
booktitle = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
doi = {10.1021/ie1005756},
issn = {08885885},
title = {{Photocatalytic degradation of ethylene emitted by fruits with TiO 2 nanoparticles}},
year = {2011}
}
@article{Cano1997,
abstract = {Physical (weight, size, shape, texture and colour), physicochemical (pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids, moisture content, total solids), chemical (soluble sugars, vitamin C, starch, pectic substances, volatile compounds) and biochemical (polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase activities, soluble proteins) characteristics and sensory attributes (appearance, flavour, odour, colour, firmness, acceptability) of banana (Musa cavendishii L.) fruits were studied in order to assess possible differences between nutritional properties and consumer acceptability of the local (Canarian) cultivars Enana and Gran Enana and the Latin-American (Colombian) Enana cultivar. Significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) were found between size and length of fruit, and between other objective measurements (lightness, yellowness, acidity, moisture content, starch, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activities, soluble sugars - sucrose, fructose, glucose). Also there were significant differences in vitamin C and protein content which established the higher nutritional value of the Spanish banana cultivars. The main compositional differences between the banana cultivars in terms of flavour were quantified. Purge and trap (head-space) analysis of the Spanish Enana cultivar showed it was the richest in the characteristic banana volatile aroma compounds. Sensory descriptive analysis discriminated between banana cultivars in terms of flesh colour and flesh sweetness; although panellists liked all cultivars, they preferred the Spanish Enana fruits (overall acceptability test).},
author = {Cano, M. Pilar and {De Ancos}, Bego{\~{n}}a and Matallana, M. Cruz and C{\'{a}}mara, Monta{\~{n}}a and Reglero, Guillermo and Tabera, Javier},
doi = {10.1016/S0308-8146(96)00285-3},
issn = {03088146},
journal = {Food Chemistry},
title = {{Differences among Spanish and Latin-American banana cultivars: Morphological, chemical and sensory characteristics}},
year = {1997}
}
@article{Duan2007,
abstract = {Banana (Musa sp.) is one of the most economically important fruit crops in the world. The banana fruit is generally harvested and stored in a mature green state. Fruit ripening involves a transient burst in ethylene production that coordinates ripening-associated process. These processes include the respiratory climacteric, pulp softening, peel de-greening, and production of aroma compounds. Avoidance of exposure to ethylene and control of endogenous ethylene synthesis are key measures for banana storage. Other important factors that  influence banana fruit storage life are pathogen development, mechanical damage, and variable maturity. The interaction of these factors can lead to uneven and unpredictable ripening that has adverse implications for marketability. Low temperature storage is highly effective in reducing decay and extending the storage life of harvested banana. However, banana fruit are chilling sensitive and storage at suboptimal temperatures results in injury symptoms that include peel discoloration and abnormal ripening. These symptoms are common when banana fruit are stored at temperatures below about 13°C. Controlled atmosphere (CA) storage or modified atmosphere (MA) packaging constitute adjunct or alternative technologies to extend the green life of harvested fruit. These technologies can be effective at ambient temperatures, particularly in combination with the use of ethylene absorbing compounds and/or treatments that prevent ethylene action or inhibit rots. However, if CO2 concentrations become too high, the fruit may fail to ripen normally. The relatively recently introduced ethylene binding site blocker, 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), can effectively inhibit ethylene action on banana fruit. Applied as a gas, like ethylene, 1-MCP has demonstrated potential for the modulation of ripening and senescence processes in banana fruit. Overall, postharvest research on banana fruit remains focused on control of ethylene synthesis and action and on suppression of disease development, including by chemical-free means.},
author = {Duan, X and Joyce, D C and Jiang, Y},
journal = {Fresh Produce},
title = {{Postharvest biology and handling of banana fruit}},
year = {2007}
}
@book{Dadzie1997,
abstract = {The mission of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain is to increase the productivity and yield stability of banana and plantain grown on smallholdings for domestic consumption and for local and export markets. INIBAP has four specific objectives: -to organize and coordinate a global research effort on banana and plantain, aimed at the development, evaluation and dissemination of improved cultivars and at the conservation and use of Musa diversity; -to promote and strengthen regional efforts to address region-specific problems and to assist national programmes within the regions to contribute towards, and benefit from, the global research effort; -to strengthen the ability of NARS to conduct research on bananas and plantains; -to coordinate, facilitate and support the production, collection and exchange of information and documentation related to banana and plantain. Since May 1994, INIBAP is a programme of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI). Ukraine. IPGRI's mandate is to advance the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for the benefit of present and future generations. IPGRI works in partnership with other organizations, undertaking research, training and the provision of scientific and technical advice and information, and has a particularly strong programme link with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Financial support for the agreed research agenda of IPGRI is provided by the The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) was established in 1983 under the Lom{\'{e}} Convention between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States and the European Union Member States. CTA's tasks are to develop and provide services that improve access to information for agricultural and rural development, and to strengthen the capacity of ACP countries to produce, acquire, exchange and utilize information in these areas. CTA's programmes are organized around three principal themes: strengthening facilities at ACP information centres, promoting contact and exchange of experience among CTA's partners and providing information on demand.},
author = {Dadzie, B K and Orchard, J E},
booktitle = {International Plant Genetic Resources Institute},
isbn = {2910810224},
pages = {75},
title = {{Routine post-harvest screening of banana/plantain hybrids: criteria and methods}},
year = {1997}
}
@article{Yang1984,
abstract = {Ethylene, a gaseous plant hormone, influences plant growth, development, and response to various stresses and pathogen infection. Ethylene is synthesized from S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) via 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC). In plants, ACC synthase (ACS) and ACC oxidase (ACO), two key enzymes in the ethylene biosynthetic pathway, are tightly regulated both transcriptionally and posttranscriptionally to modulate ethylene biosynthesis. This chapter summarizes the ethylene biosynthetic pathway and its regulation in higher plants, with a particular focus on the regulation of ACS, generally the rate-limiting enzyme of ethylene biosynthesis. Increasing evidence demonstrates that stability and turnover of the ACS protein is tightly regulated by phosphorylation, dephosphorylation, and ubiquitination-mediated proteasomal degradation. Together with the spatiotemporal-specific expression of the ACS gene family, multilevel regulation of cellular ACS activity can fine-tune the kinetics and magnitude of ethylene biosynthesis in response to diverse endogenous and environmental cues, which is critical to ethylene physiology.},
author = {Yang, S F and Hoffman, N E},
doi = {10.1146/annurev.pp.35.060184.001103},
issn = {0066-4294},
journal = {Annual Review of Plant Physiology},
title = {{Ethylene Biosynthesis and its Regulation in Higher Plants}},
year = {1984}
}
@article{Liu1999,
abstract = {We investigated the characteristics of ethylene biosynthesis associated with ripening in banana (Musa sp. [AAA group, Cavendish subgroup] cv Grand Nain) fruit. MA-ACS1 encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase in banana fruit was the gene related to the ripening process and was inducible by exogenous ethylene. At the onset of the climacteric period in naturally ripened fruit, ethylene production increased greatly, with a sharp peak concomitant with an increase in the accumulation of MA-ACS1 mRNA, and then decreased rapidly. At the onset of ripening, the in vivo ACC oxidase activity was enhanced greatly, followed by an immediate and rapid decrease. Expression of the MA-ACO1 gene encoding banana ACC oxidase was detectable at the preclimacteric stage, increased when ripening commenced, and then remained high throughout the later ripening stage despite of a rapid reduction in the ACC oxidase activity. This discrepancy between enzyme activity and gene expression of ACC oxidase could be, at least in part, due to reduced contents of ascorbate and iron, cofactors for the enzyme, during ripening. Addition of these cofactors to the incubation medium greatly stimulated the in vivo ACC oxidase activity during late ripening stages. The results suggest that ethylene production in banana fruit is regulated by transcription of MA-ACS1 until climacteric rise and by reduction of ACC oxidase activity possibly through limited in situ availability of its cofactors once ripening has commenced, which in turn characterizes the sharp peak of ethylene production.},
author = {Liu, Xuejun and Shiomi, Shinjiro and Nakatsuka, Akira and Kubo, Yasutaka and Nakamura, Reinosuke and Inaba, Akitsugu},
doi = {10.1104/pp.121.4.1257},
issn = {00320889},
journal = {Plant Physiology},
title = {{Characterization of ethylene biosynthesis associated with ripening in banana fruit}},
year = {1999}
}
@inproceedings{Dwivany2016,
author = {Dwivany, F M and Hermawaty, D and Esyanti, R R},
booktitle = {Acta Horticulturae},
doi = {10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1120.16},
isbn = {2406-6168},
month = {jul},
number = {1120},
pages = {111--114},
publisher = {International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Leuven, Belgium},
title = {{'Raja Bulu' banana MaACS1 and MaACO1 gene expression during postharvest storage}},
year = {2016}
}
@article{DettmannBierhals2004,
abstract = {Unripe bananas have a high content of starch (almost 20{\%}) that is metabolized during fruit ripening with a concomitant synthesis of soluble sugars. Since starch granules are composed of amylose and amylopectin, several enzymes have to be involved in its mobilization during banana ripening, with a necessary participation of one starch-debranching enzyme (DBE) to hydrolyze the $\alpha$-1,6-branches of amylopectin. Banana DBE seems to be an isoamylase-type enzyme, as indicated by substrate specificity and the cloning of a 1575 bp cDNA, similar to the isoamylase sequences from potato, Arabdopsis, and maize. The assays for DBE indicated only minor changes in activity during ripening, and the results of the northern and western blots with antiserum against the recombinant banana isoamylase were in agreement with the steady-state level of activity, since no significant changes in gene expression were observed. The high activity on $\beta$-limit dextrin and the similarity to the potato isoform 3 suggest that during banana ripening the hydrolysis of $\alpha$-1,6-linkage of amylopectin results from the activity of a pre-existing isoamylase-type debranching enzyme in coordination with other amylolitic enzymes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first evaluation of activity and expression of a DBE from a fruit.},
author = {{Dettmann Bierhals}, Jacqueline and Lajolo, Franco Maria and Cordenunsi, Beatriz Rosana and {Oliveira Do Nascimento}, Jo{\~{a}}o Roberto},
doi = {10.1021/jf049300g},
issn = {00218561},
journal = {Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry},
title = {{Activity, cloning, and expression of an isoamylase-type starch-debranching enzyme from banana fruit}},
year = {2004}
}
@book{FriendJ.;Rhodes1981,
abstract = {This volume comprises the Annual Proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe No.19 and presents papers given at a symposium held in Norwich in April, 1980. The thirteen chapters, by various authors, have the following titles: Respiration and ripening in fruits -- retrospect and prospect; Low temperature sweetening of higher plants; Cyanide-insensitive respiration in fruits and vegetables; Biosynthesis of ethylene and its regulation; Ethylene action and metabolism; Enzymes and texture changes during ripening; Composition and metabolism of cell wall polysaccharides in ripening fruits; The molecular biology of ripening; Polyphenol oxidases in fruit -- changes during ripening; Molecular properties of plant tyrosinases; Changes in phenolic metabolism in fruit and vegetable tissues under stress; Anthocyanins in fruits and vegetables; and Fruit biochemistry: highlights, perspectives and prospects.},
address = {London},
editor = {{Friend, J.; Rhodes}, M. J. C.},
isbn = {0122684206},
language = {English},
pages = {275 pp.},
publisher = {Academic Press.},
title = {{Recent advances in the biochemistry of fruit and vegetables.}},
year = {1981}
}
@article{Mosera2009,
abstract = {Breakdown of chlorophyll is a major contributor to the diagnostic color changes in fall leaves, and in ripening apples and pears, where it commonly provides colorless, nonfluorescent tetrapyrroles. In contrast, in ripening bananas (Musa acuminata) chlorophylls fade to give unique fluorescent catabolites (FCCs), causing yellow bananas to glow blue, when observed under UV light. Here, we demonstrate the capacity of the blue fluorescent chlorophyll catabolites to signal symptoms of programmed cell death in a plant. We report on studies of bright blue luminescent rings on the peel of very ripe bananas, which arise as halos around necrotic areas in 'senescence associated' dark spots. These dark spots appear naturally on the peel of ripe bananas and occur in the vicinity of stomata. Wavelength, space, and time resolved fluorescence measurements allowed the luminescent areas to be monitored on whole bananas. Our studies revealed an accumulation of FCCs in luminescent rings, within senescing cells undergoing the transition to dead tissue, as was observable by morphological textural cellular changes. FCCs typically are short lived intermediates of chlorophyll breakdown. In some plants, FCCs are uniquely persistent, as is seen in bananas, and can thus be used as luminescent in vivo markers in tissue undergoing senescence. While FCCs still remain to be tested for their own hypothetical physiological role in plants, they may help fill the demand for specific endogenous molecular reporters in noninvasive assays of plant senescence. Thus, they allow for in vivo studies, which provide insights into critical stages preceding cell death.},
author = {Mosera, Simone and M{\"{u}}ller, Thomas and Holzinger, Andreas and L{\"{u}}tz, Cornelius and Jockusch, Steffen and Turro, Nicholas J. and Kr{\"{a}}utler, Bernhard},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.0908060106},
issn = {00278424},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
title = {{Fluorescent chlorophyll catabolites in bananas light up blue halos of cell death}},
year = {2009}
}
@article{Subagio1996,
abstract = {In relation to banana ripening, banana peel was examined for carotenoid pigments by a combination of alumina column chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Carotenoids and their fatty-acid esters were first separated by an alumina column into five fractions, of which each was further subfractionated by HPLC with different kinds of solvent. The carotenoid content of the banana peel was in the range of 3-4 $\mu$g per gram as lutein equivalent. The ingredients of the carotenoids were ascertained to consist of lutein, $\beta$-carotene, $\alpha$-carotene, violaxanthin, auroxanthin, neoxanthin, isolutein, $\beta$-cryptoxanthin and $\alpha$-cryptoxanthin. Most of the oxygenated carotenoids were found to occur in the esterified form, mainly with myristate, and to a lesser extent with laurate, palmitate or caprate.},
author = {Subagio, Achmad and Morita, Naofumi and Sawada, Shigeo},
doi = {10.3177/jnsv.42.553},
issn = {18817742},
journal = {Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology},
title = {{Carotenoids and their fatty-acid esters in banana peel}},
year = {1996}
}
@article{Inaba2007,
abstract = {The feedback regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in banana [Musa sp. (AAA group, Cavendish subgroup) cv. Grand Nain] fruit was investigated in an attempt to clarify the opposite effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an ethylene action inhibitor, before and after the onset of ripening. 1-MCP pre-treatment completely prevented the ripening-induced effect of propylene in pre-climacteric banana fruit, whereas treatment after the onset of ripening stimulated ethylene production. In pre-climacteric fruit, higher concentrations of propylene suppressed ethylene production more strongly, despite their earlier ethylene-inducing effect. Exposure of the fruit ripened by propylene to 1-MCP increased ethylene production concomitantly with an increase in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase activity and ACC content, and prevented a transient decrease in MA-ACS1 transcripts in the pulp tissues. In contrast, in the peel of ripening fruit, 1-MCP prevented the increase in ethylene production and subsequently the ripening process by reduction of the increase in MA-ACS1 and MA-ACO1 transcripts and of ACC synthase and ACC oxidase activities. These results suggest that ethylene biosynthesis in ripening banana fruit may be controlled negatively in the pulp tissue and positively in the peel tissue. This differential regulation by ethylene in pulp and peel tissues was also observed for MA-PL, MA-Exp, and MA-MADS genes. {\textcopyright} The Author [2006]. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology]. All rights reserved.},
author = {Inaba, Akitsugu and Liu, Xuejun and Yokotani, Naoki and Yamane, Miki and Lu, Wang Jin and Nakano, Ryohei and Kubo, Yasutaka},
doi = {10.1093/jxb/erl265},
issn = {00220957},
journal = {Journal of Experimental Botany},
title = {{Differential feedback regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in pulp and peel tissues of banana fruit}},
year = {2007}
}
@misc{Guo2004,
abstract = {During the past decade, molecular genetic studies on the reference plant Arabidopsis have established a largely linear signal transduction pathway for the response to ethylene gas. The biochemical modes of action of many of the signaling components are still unresolved. During the past year, however, progress in several areas has been made on several fronts. The different approaches used have included a functional study of the activity of the receptor His kinase, the determination of the ethylene receptor signaling complex at the endoplasmic reticulum and of the regulation of CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 (CTR1) activity by these receptors, the identification of a unique MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE (MAPK) cascade, the cloning and characterization of numerous ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 (EIN3)/EIN3-like (EIL) transcription factors from many plant species, and the integration of the ethylene and jasmonate response pathways via the ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (ERF) family of transcription factors. The elucidation of the biochemical mechanisms of ethylene signal transduction and the identification of new components in the ethylene response pathway in Arabidopsis are providing a framework for understanding how all plants sense and respond to ethylene.},
author = {Guo, Hongwei and Ecker, Joseph R.},
booktitle = {Current Opinion in Plant Biology},
doi = {10.1016/j.pbi.2003.11.011},
issn = {13695266},
pmid = {14732440},
title = {{The ethylene signaling pathway: New insights}},
year = {2004}
}
@book{Cordeiro2008,
author = {Cordeiro, Maria Cristina and M.S., Silva and Oliveira-Filho, Eduardo and Z.J.G., Miranda and Aquino, Fabiana and Fragoso, Rodrigo and J., Almeida and L.R.M., Andrade},
doi = {10.13140/RG.2.1.3311.0162},
month = {oct},
title = {{Optimization of a Method of Total RNA Extraction from BrazilianNative Plants Rich in Polyphenols and Polysaccharides}},
year = {2008}
}
@article{Handayani2014,
abstract = {Ethylene has an important function in plant growth and development. Ethylene production generally increases in response to pathogen attacks and other environmental stress conditions. The synthesis of this phytohormone is regulated by two enzymes, ACC synthase (ACS) and ACC oxidase (ACO). ACC synthase is encoded by a multigene that regulates the production of ACC, after which this precursor is converted into ethylene by ACO. Pisang Ambon (Musa sp. AAA group), a banana cultivar originating from Indonesia, has nine ACS genes (MaACS 1-9) and one ACO gene (MaACO). One of the banana ACS genes, MaACS2, is stress-inducible. In this research, we have investigated the expression profile of MaACS2 in the roots and leaf tissues of infected tissue culture plants. Quantification of gene expression was analyzed using Real-Time PCR (qPCR) using Ma18srRNA and MaGAPDH as reference genes. The results showed nine-to ten fold higher MaACS2 expression levels in the infected roots tissues compared to the uninfected roots tissues. However, MaACS2 expression in the leaves was only detected in infected tissue.},
author = {Handayani, Resnanti Utami and Dwivany, Fenny M.},
doi = {10.5614/j.math.fund.sci.2014.46.2.8},
issn = {23375760},
journal = {Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences},
title = {{Analysis of MaACS2, A stress-inducible Acc Synthase Gene in Musa Acuminata AAA group cultivar pisang ambon}},
year = {2014}
}
@article{Zhu2019,
abstract = {The study aimed to develop a nanofiber film for photocatalytic degradation of ethylene and slowing down the ripening of banana fruit. Nanofibers containing different amounts of TiO2 nanoparticles (1 wt{\%}, 5 wt{\%}, and 10 wt{\%}) were prepared using electrospinning method. Nanofibers containing 5 wt{\%} TiO2 exhibited a nano-scale structure, good nanoparticle uniformity, and an anatase phase as characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Nanofibers containing 5 wt{\%} TiO2 were tested in a photocatalytic reactor and showed higher photocatalytic activity for the degradation of ethylene. The utility of the photocatalytic reaction was further confirmed via a banana fruit-ripening test. The TiO2 nanofiber successfully delayed the color change and softening of bananas during storage. The results suggest that the TiO2 nanofiber offers photocatalytic degradation of ethylene and could potentially be used as packaging material for delaying postharvest fruit ripening.},
author = {Zhu, Zhu and Zhang, Yibo and Shang, Yanli and Wen, Yongqiang},
doi = {10.1007/s11947-018-2207-1},
issn = {19355149},
journal = {Food and Bioprocess Technology},
title = {{Electrospun Nanofibers Containing TiO2 for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Ethylene and Delaying Postharvest Ripening of Bananas}},
year = {2019}
}
@article{KARMAWAN2009,
abstract = {Musa acuminata cultivar pisang ambon lumut is a native climacteric fruit from Indonesia. Climacteric fruit ripening process is triggered by the gaseous plant hormone ethylene. The rate limiting enzyme involved in ethylene biosynthesis is ACC synthase (ACS) which is encoded by ACS gene family. The objective of this study is to identify MA-ACS gene family in M. acuminata cultivar pisang ambon lumut and to study the MA-ACS1 gene expression. The result showed that there were nine M. acuminata ACS gene family members called MA-ACS1–9. Two of them (MA-ACS1 and MA-ACS2) were assessed using reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) for gene expression study and it was only MA-ACS1 correlated with fruit ripening. The MA-ACS1 gene fragment has been successfully isolated and characterized and it has three introns, four exons, and one stop codon. It also shows highest homology with MACS1 gene from M. acuminata cultivar Hsian Jien Chiao (GenBank accession number AF056164). Expression analysis of MA-ACS1 using quantitative PCR (qPCR) showed that MA-ACS1 gene expression increased significantly in the third day, reached maximum at the fifth day, and then decreased in the seventh day after harvesting. The qPCR expression analysis result correlated with the result of physical analysis during fruit ripening.},
author = {KARMAWAN, LISTYA UTAMI and SUHANDONO, S. O.N.Y. and DWIVANY, FENNY MARTHA},
doi = {10.4308/hjb.16.1.35},
issn = {20864094},
journal = {HAYATI Journal of Biosciences},
title = {{Isolation of MA-ACS Gene Family and Expression Study of MA-ACS1 Gene in Musa acuminata Cultivar Pisang Ambon Lumut}},
year = {2009}
}
@misc{Matile1996,
abstract = {Suivi du devenir du phytol lors de la senescence des feuilles chez l'orge, la f{\'{e}}tuque des pr{\'{e}}s et le persil. De plus, la capacit{\'{e}} d'un mutant non jaunissant de la f{\'{e}}tuque des pr{\'{e}}s est utilis{\'{e}}e pour comparer le devenir du phytol et les changements en $\alpha$-tocoph{\'{e}}rol des g{\'{e}}notypes qui diff{\`{e}}rent surtout dans leur capacit{\'{e}} {\`{a}} cataboliser la chlorophylle lors de la senescence},
author = {Matile, Philippe and H{\"{o}}rtensteiner, Stefan and Thomas, Howard and Kr{\"{a}}utler, Bernhard},
booktitle = {Plant Physiology},
doi = {10.1104/pp.112.4.1403},
issn = {00320889},
title = {{Chlorophyll breakdown in senescent leaves}},
year = {1996}
}
@article{Lourenco2017,
abstract = {The papaya is a commercially important fruit commodity worldwide. Being a climacteric fruit, it is highly perishable. Thus, for the transportation of papaya fruit for long distances without loss of quality, it is necessary to avoid the autocatalytic effect of ethylene in accelerating the ripening of the fruit. This work addresses the application of heterogeneous photocatalysis to the degradation of ethylene. A TiO2 sol-gel supported on polypropylene (PP) and on glass was used as the catalytic material, and a UV-A lamp was employed as the radiation source. Initially, a concentration of 500 ppbv ethylene was exposed to the catalyst material irradiated by UV-A radiation. A sensitive photoacoustic spectrometer was used to monitor the photocatalytic activity. The TiO2 sol-gel supported on the glass substrate was more efficient than on the PP in degrading the ethylene. Under direct UV-A exposure, the skin appearance of ‘Golden' papaya was damaged, depreciating the fruit quality and thus preventing its commercialization. However, the feasibility of the heterogeneous photocatalysis to preserve the fruit quality was achieved when ethylene was removed from the storage ambient using fans, and then, this plant hormone was degraded by a reactor set apart in a ventilation closed system.},
author = {Louren{\c{c}}o, Ruth Evelyn R.S. and Linhares, Amanda A.N. and de Oliveira, Andr{\'{e}} Vicente and da Silva, Marcelo Gomes and de Oliveira, Jurandi Gon{\c{c}}alves and Canela, Maria Cristina},
doi = {10.1007/s11356-016-8197-5},
issn = {16147499},
journal = {Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
keywords = {Carica papaya L,Fruit storage,Photocatalysis,Skin colour,UV-A radiation},
title = {{Photodegradation of ethylene by use of TiO2 sol-gel on polypropylene and on glass for application in the postharvest of papaya fruit}},
year = {2017}
}
@misc{FAOUS2019,
author = {FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization US},
title = {{Top 10 Country Production of Bananas Year 2017}},
url = {http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/{\#}rankings/countries{\_}by{\_}commodity},
urldate = {2019-06-16},
year = {2019}
}