Harima, S. and Nakano, R. and Yamauchi, S. and Kitano, Y. and et al, . (2003) Extending shelf-life of astringent persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) fruit by 1-MCP. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 29 (3). pp. 319-324.
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We investigated the potential for commercial use of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) to extend the shelf life of ‘Tonewase’ and ‘Saijo’ fruit, Japanese astringent persimmon cultivars, in combination with a de-astringency treatment using high CO2 concentrations. The non-1-MCP treated fruit softened within 5 days after harvest, resulting in unacceptable quality. The 1-MCP treatments at more than 100 nl l−1 for 16–48 h inhibited fruit softening for 12 and 16 days after harvest at room temperature, for ‘Tonewase’ and ‘Saijo’, respectively. Treatment with 10 nl l−1 1-MCP had a limited inhibitory effect on softening. A time lag of up to 12 h from harvest to the beginning of 1-MCP treatment did not reduce the beneficial effects of 1-MCP. Fruit treated with 1-MCP remained insensitive to ethylene for 4 days after the end of the treatment. These results indicate that 1-MCP has the potential to extend the shelf life of Japanese persimmons
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Kihoku Branch, Fruit Tree Experiment Station, Wakayama Research Center of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kokawa-cho Naga, Wakayama 649-6531, Japan |
| Subjects: | Postharvest Management |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Syamala |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2011 08:03 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2011 08:03 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-5214(03)00058-9 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/2516 |
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