| 摘要 |
<p>To ripen bananas during shipping, unripened bananas are first placed in ethylene- permeable containers within a shipping box. The boxes of bananas are arranged onto shipping pallets which are then placed into a shipping container for shipping. The arrangement of the bananas within the reefer container is such that there is adequate airflow around the fruits to ensure stable temperature throughout the shipping and ripening process. While enclosed in the reefer container, during shipping, the bananas are exposed to ethylene gas at a slow rate over a number of days, to ensure slow, even ripening. The bananas may be fully or partially ripe upon removal from the shipping container and are then shipped directly to retail outlets or distribution centers, without the need for additional ripening in traditional ripening rooms.</p> |
