Relation ship between the physiological disorder CHOKE and fruit content of humidity, dry matter and calcium in Iraqi banana fruits cultivated in Basrah region

Abstract EN

A study was conducted to find the relationship between physiological “ choke A disorder ” and fruit humidity, dry matter and calcium in Iraqi banana fruit in the different ripening stages.

The result showed significant differences in the level of humidity and dry matter between the left tip and the base tip of the imperfect fruit that the left tip of the imperfect fruit content a higher ratio of humidity comparing it with the base tip as well as there was significant increase in the ratio of the dry matter and the calcium in the base tip in the imperfect fruit comparing it with its left tip.

From this study we can conclude that the high humidity content and the little quantity calcium in the left tip in the fruits has an important role in the appearance symptoms of choke a disorder in Iraqi banana fruit.