Quality Deterioration of Musa acuminata, Musa acuminate canvendish and Musa balbisiana in Four Different Condition at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Prasanthi. Ch
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Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sr. Prema Kumari
Department of Botany, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
M. Sharmila Deepika
Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
K. Anjali
Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Samran Nisha Begum
Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
K. Yamuna
Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
G. Dhana Lakshmi
Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
R. Ujwala
Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Pooja Patel
Department of Microbiology, St. Ann’s Degree College for Women, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Abstract
Bananas are among the world’s main economic crops and one of the world’s most-selling fresh fruits. At present, research work done on microbial deterioration of 3 different banana Musa acuminata, Musa acuminate canvendish and Musa balbisiana available in gajuwka market. This paper summarized the microbial composition of spoiled banana. Moreover, the development of fungal cells on the banana was observed where there is no bacterial growth during the storage. This review is on 3 storage conditions i.e. polythene cover, refrigerator and open cupboard area. The spoilage was first observed on Musa acuminata yellow banana that was stored in polyethene cover. The spoilage was due to increased moisture and deterioration reaction in the ripened banana.
Keywords: Banana, microbial deterioration, Musa acuminata, Musa acuminate canvendish, Musa balbisiana