Bananas and Food Security - Bioversity International

Asie - Pacifique / Asia - Pacific : Chen Weixin et al.
Postharvest technology,
transportation and marketing
of bananas in China
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Chen Weixin, Wu Zhenxian, Su Meixia and Zhu Jianyun
Résumé – Technologie post-récolte, transport et commercialisation des bananes
en Chine
Cet article a pour but de présenter la situation générale actuelle du système de production,
de la technologie post-récolte, du transport et de la commercialisation des bananes
en Chine. Un système de technologie post-récolte est présenté sur la base des conditions
pratiques de la Chine, adapté non seulement au stockage et au transport à basse température
(11~13°C), mais aussi à température atmosphérique normale. En été, avec une température
ambiante d’environ 28~30°C, la banane peut facilement être conservée de 25 à
40 jours alors qu’en hiver, avec des températures moyennes d’environ 10~15°C, les
bananes peuvent être conservées de 60 à 90 jours, avec une bonne conservation de la
couleur verte et de la fermeté des fruits.
Abstract – This paper aims to introduce the present general situation of the production
system, postharvest technology, transportation and marketing of bananas in China. A
postharvest technology system is described, based on the practical conditions in China,
which is not only suitable for storage and transportation at low temperature (11~13°C),
but also for normal atmospheric temperature. In summer seasons with ambient
temperatures of about 28~30°C, the banana can be stored well for 25~40 days while in
winter seasons with average temperatures of about 10~15 °C, the bananas can be stored
for 60~90days, the green colour and firmness of the fruits being well preserved.
The production system of bananas in China
In recent years, economic reforms in China have facilitated a rapid and extensive
development of banana production. According to data from the China Agricultural
Yearbook, in 1995, the area planted with bananas was estimated to be 150,800 hectares,
with a total production of 2,897,832 tons in China. Most cultivation was located in the
provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan and Yunnan. The climate in these
localities is very good for banana production, being tropical or subtropical, with an
adequate supply of rainfall. The bananas grown in China possess distinctive
South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.