Effect of Potassium Permanganate as an Ethylene Scavenger and Physicochemical Characterization during the Shelf Life of Fresh Banana (Musa paradisiaca)

Table 1

Firmness of banana during 19 days (control, 0.07% KMnO₄, 0.14% KMnO₄, and 0.21% KMnO₄).

Treatments		Day 3	Day 7	Day 12	Day 19
0.21% KMnO4	N	^b	^a	^b	^b
0.14% KMnO4	N	^b	^b	^c	^a
0.07% KMnO4	N	^a	^c	^a	^b
Control	N	^c	^b	^d	^c

^a,b,c,dDifferent letters on the same day indicate significant differences (Tukey test ).