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Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene pp 141–148Cite as

The Role of Ethylene in Banana Fruit Ripening

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Bananas, plantains, and cooking bananas are crops of vital importance to the food security of hundreds of millions of people in developing countries. Nearly all inhabitants in the tropics of all continents benefit directly or indirectly from Musa crops as a source of food or cash export. The food value of bananas and plantains is widely recognized. They are high in carbohydrates (about 35%) and fiber (6-7%) [1], and are an important source of major elements, such as potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and iron as well as vitamins A and C [2].

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  1. Institute of Viticulture Vegetable Crops & Floriculture, National Agricultural Research Foundation, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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  2. Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology — Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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  3. Department of Plant Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

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  4. MSU-DOE, Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

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  5. BBSRC Research Group in Plant Gene Regulation, Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK

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Clendennen, S.K., Kipp, P.B., May, G.D. (1997). The Role of Ethylene in Banana Fruit Ripening. In: Kanellis, A.K., Chang, C., Kende, H., Grierson, D. (eds) Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene. NATO ASI Series, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5546-5_19

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