Home > Agriculture > Series4 > Vol. 1 > No. 1
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Bananas, Postharvest treatment, Packing, Wax coatings, Western Australia
Disciplines
Fruit Science | Marketing | Operations and Supply Chain Management
First Page Number
41
Last Page Number
45
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
IN 1955, representatives of the Carnarvon banana growers approached the North- West Branch of the Department of Agriculture with the suggestion that tests be made concerning the value of waxing bananas prior to consignment.
It was claimed at the time by the Director of Horticulture of the Queensland Department that, by means of wax dipping, bananas had been transported from Northern Queensland to Brisbane, ripened artificially, and then returned to Northern Queensland for sale in the middle of summer, whereas the undipped fruit arrived completely unsaleable.
Recommended Citation
Lawson, J A F
(1960)
"Banana packing and waxing,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 1:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol1/iss1/8
Included in
Fruit Science Commons, Marketing Commons, Operations and Supply Chain Management Commons