Menniti, A.M. and Donati, I. and Gregori, R. (2006) Responses of 1-MCP application in plums stored under air and controlled atmospheres. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 39 (3). pp. 243-246.
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Abstract
The potential of 1-MCP for controlling ripening in ‘Angeleno’ plum fruit under air and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage was explored, and the possibility that 1-MCP can inhibit development of brown rot caused by Monilinia laxa and internal breakdown in ‘Fortune’ and ‘Angeleno’ plums tested. After harvest, fruit were exposed to 300 and 500 nl l−1 (in 2003) and 500 nl l−1 1-MCP (in 2004) at low temperatures (0–3 °C) for 24 h. After treatment the plums were stored in air at 0 °C and ‘Angeleno’ fruit were also stored in CA storage (1.8% O2 + 2.5% CO2). Following storage, fruit were kept at 20 °C. In ‘Angeleno’ fruit, 1-MCP was effective in delaying the loss of firmness and colour changes during holding at 20 °C. 1-MCP reduced brown rot in fruit stored in CA but no significant reduction was found in air storage. Internal breakdown, a major physiological storage disorder in plums, was inhibited by 1-MCP treatment. Furthermore, since 1-MCP applied in air storage showed better results than the control in CA conditions, an application of 1-MCP before air storage could be the best way to reduce the ripening process for short or medium storage periods (40 and 60 days). CA storage plus 1-MCP treatment could be used for long periods (80 days)
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1-Methylcyclopropene; Firmness; Colour; Monilinia laxa; Internal breakdown; Air and CA storage |
| Author Affiliation: | CRIOF-DIPROVAL, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via Fanin, 46-40127 Bologna, Italy |
| Subjects: | Postharvest Management > Postharvest Technology |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2011 08:32 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2011 08:32 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.11.00... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/2520 |
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