Harvesting begins after 15-18 months, and a light shiny appearance means that the banana is ready for harvest. Harvesting should be delicate to avoid bruising of the bananas. The fruit should be ...

This chapter covers the harvesting, handling, processing, storage requirements, and possible disorders of fresh market citrus fruit grown in Florida, California, Texas, and Arizona; of bananas; and of ...

In most parts of rural areas in Zimbabwe, it is common for small-scale farmers to discard over ripe bananas and other fruits such as mangoes and mulberries, or to just let them rot without any way to ...