The effect of two levels of calcium carbide on reducing sugars, starch, and soluble pectin contents of Lacatan bananas
Treatments using five and ten grams calcium carbide per 4.5 kilograms of Lacatan bananas hastened the degreening and the ripening processes of the fruits. This was evidenced by faster rate of production of reducing sugars and soluble pectin and hydrolysis of starch in the treated than in the untreat...
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1968.
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