Table 1.

Ethylene = C₂H₄ (ppm), Acetylene = C₂H₂ (ppm), Respiratory rate = RR (mg of CO₂ Kg⁻¹ h⁻¹), ascorbic acid = AsA (mg 100 g⁻¹), malic acid = MA (%), pH, and chlorophyll = Chlo (mg 100 g⁻¹) in bananas matured with 2, 4, 6, 8 e 10 g of Bowdichia virgilioides leaves (T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5), carbide (g 50 Kg⁻¹ carbide) (T6) and, uncoated with plastic film (T7) fruits covered with plastic film (T8) in the laboratory ripening trial and LBv = B.

Treat.	C2H4	C2H2	RR	AsA	MA	pH	Chlo
	Laboratory ripening trial
T1	27.9 ± 2.1c	nd	17.6 ± 1.6b	16.1 ± 2.1b	45.0 ± 2.5a	5.6 ± 0.2a	10.3 ± 0.7a
T2	66.7 ± 4.9a	nd	48.6 ± 2.1a	35.3 ± 3.6a	38.8 ± 2.8a	4.9 ± 0.2b	10.8 ± 0.9a
T3	69.7 ± 5.8a	nd	52.4 ± 3.0a	40.9 ± 3.0a	33.7 ± 2.1b	5.0 ± 0.3b	1.2 ± 0.1b
T4	68.4 ± 6.4a	nd	54.6 ± 1.9a	33.8 ± 2.9a	32.6 ± 3.0b	4.6 ± 0.5b	1.2 ± 0.1b
T5	71.9 ± 7.4a	nd	59.7 ± 3.1a	42.6 ± 3.1a	35.3 ± 3.0b	4.5 ± 0.1b	1.0 ± 0.1b
T6	32.7 ± 3.5b	387.2 ± 12.2	45.3 ± 3.6a	45.7 ± 2.6a	38.0 ± 2.9b	4.5 ± 0.1b	2.3 ± 0.1b
T7	—	—	18.3 ± 1.0b	12.9 ± 0.9b	42.1 ± 3.0a	5.5 ± 0.1a	11.1 ± 0.1a
T8	19,8 ± 1,4d	nd	17.4 ± 0.9b	13.2 ± 0.6b	42.3 ± 2.4a	5.9 ± 0.1a	10.5 ± 0.1a
CV %	11.78	10.1	13.12	17.98	8.43	4.37	3.14
Field ripening trial
LBv	65.6 ± 5.0a	nd	76.4 ± 9.2a	44.7 ± 4.1a	35.2 ± 3.9b	4.5 ± 0.1b	1,9 ± 0.1b
CaC2	61.9 ± 5.2a	317.1 ± 22.2	85.4 ± 9.8a	42.9 ± 5.1a	31.4 ± 4.9b	4,5 ± 0.1b	2.1 ± 0.1b
Control	34.1 ± 2.2b	nd	54.1 ± 8.7b	16.4 ± 3.1b	51.7 ± 7.9a	5.1 ± 0.1a	11.4 ± 0.5a
CV (%)	10.12	9.7	12.14	16.15	9.12	4.87	4.10

virgilioides leaves and CaC₂=calcium carbide in the field laboratory ripening trial.

nd = not detected. *Means followed by the same letter per column do not differ by Tukey Test at 5% probability.