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Banana and its by-product utilisation: an overview

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Banana serves as an ideal and low cost food source for developing countries where most of the population rely mostly on bananas for food. Banana plant parts are useful as insecticide, antioxidant, colour absorber, in preparation of various functional foods, wine, alcohol, biogas, cattle feed etc. This review discusses usefulness of banana fruits, peel, leaves, pseudostem, sheath, pith and male bud, and prospects of using these materials in industry.

Source: Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research

Authors: Debabandya Mohapatra, Sabyasachi Mishra, Namrata Sutar

Language: English

Topic: Banana Cultivation and Research

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W11122881

FWCI: 9.612

Cites: 50

Cited by: 378

Related to: 10