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Simplified structure of the cold chain for bananas, from harvest to ripening by ethylene treatment, with typical duration of steps. (a) Process in Central America. (b) Standard process in Europe. (c) Modified chain for a test of our prototype system for remote quality monitoring. Steps with remote monitoring are marked. QI, points of manual/visual quality inspection. (Online version in colour.)
