This invention relates to the use of an ethylene synthesis or perception inhibitor for treating stressed or unstressed banana plant or plant parts in the field prior to harvest. Because the pre-mature ripening is triggered by ethylene produced by the plant, such inhibitor can be sprayed or gassed on the fruit while it is in the plantation (on the tree) to protect and avoid the pre-mature ripening of fruit left on for the full growth period of 12-14 weeks (instead of 11 weeks or less). The invention, therefore, enables the banana growers to leave the fruit on the tree for the full growth period (even under certain stress), thereby gaining a yield benefit without the problem of pre-mature ripening in transit.本發明係關於在收穫前使用乙烯合成或感知抑制劑處理於果園中受到壓力或未受到壓力之香蕉植株或植株部份。因為過早成熟係藉由植株產生之乙烯所觸發，故當果實處於種植期(處於樹上)時，可將此抑制劑噴灑或噴氣於果實上，以保護並避免留存12至14週全生長期(而非11週或更短)的果實過早成熟。因此，本發明使得香蕉種植者可將果實在樹上留存全生長期(甚至於某些壓力下)，從而獲得產量優勢而無運輸過程中之過早成熟的問題。
