Effect of traditional kerosene smoking and ethrel on ripening, shelf life and quality of Cavendish banana (Musa sp.)

Zenebe Woldu Adane; Ali Mohammed Ibrahim; Derbew Belew Yohannes; Tarekegn Argaw Welde-Meskel

doi:10.5897/AJAR2015.10299

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
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DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
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Effect of traditional kerosene smoking and ethrel on ripening, shelf life and quality of Cavendish banana (Musa sp.)

Zenebe Woldu Adane

Zenebe Woldu Adane
Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Ali Mohammed Ibrahim

Ali Mohammed Ibrahim
Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Derbew Belew Yohannes

Derbew Belew Yohannes
Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Tarekegn Argaw Welde-Meskel

Tarekegn Argaw Welde-Meskel
Jimma Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 192, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Article Number - DBF373656335
Vol.10(50), pp. 4570-4583 , December 2015
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2015.10299

Received: 15 August 2015
Accepted: 15 October 2015
Published: 10 December 2015

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