2010•Acta HorticulturaeRequires access

EFFECT OF 1-MCP ON PLUM (PRUNUS DOMESTICA) RIPENING AND QUALITY DURING SHELF-LIFE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

R. Wang, H. Xuan, Josef Streif

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The effect of 1-MCP on the postharvest quality during shelf-life at room temperature of two European plum (Prunus domestica) cultivars 'Hanita' and 'Elena' harvested at different ripening stages was evaluated. 'Hanita' behaved as a climacteric fruit, since 1-MCP treatments inhibited respiration rates and ethylene formation during early ripening pre-climacteric stages, and prevented the decrease in fruit firmness during shelf-life at room temperature. In contrast, 'Elena' behaved as a 'suppressed' climacteric fruit, in which there were no obvious ethylene or respiration rate peaks measured during shelf-life.

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Key concepts: Climacteric, Ripening, Prunus, Shelf life, Ethylene, Postharvest, Horticulture, Respiration rate