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http://dx.doi.org/10.7235/hort.2013.12212

Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene Treatment on Extension of Freshness and Storage Potential of Fresh Ginseng  

Park, Me-Hea (Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
Shin, Yu-Su (Herbal Crop Utilization Research Team, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
Kim, Sun-Ju (Department of Bio Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Ji-Gang (Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
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Horticultural Science & Technology / v.31, no.3, 2013 , pp. 308-316 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fresh ginseng has a limited storage life due to the quality change caused by microbial spoilage as well as physiological deterioration. The present study investigated the effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment, an inhibitor of ethylene action, on the microbial growth and quality maintenance of fresh ginseng during storage. Harvested fresh ginsengs were treated with $1{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 1-MCP for 20 hours at $4^{\circ}C$ and then stored at room temperature (RT) for 18 days or low temperature ($4^{\circ}C$) for 160 days. After 18 days of storage at RT, the percentage weight loss in 1-MCP treated fresh ginseng (8.3%) is lower than that of control (10.1%). During long-term storage at $4^{\circ}C$, weight losses were increased slightly until 120 days without difference between non-treated and 1-MCP ginsengs. In contrast, after 120 days of storage at $4^{\circ}C$, higher increase in weight loss was observed in non-treated ginsengs than in 1-MCP treated ginsengs. Respiration rate and ethylene production of fresh ginseng were reduced by 1-MCP treatments at RT. The 1-MCP treatment also resulted in lower microbial population compared to those of non-treated ginsengs at RT. However, in ginsengs stored at $4^{\circ}C$ for short-term (45 days), no differences were noted in weight loss and microbial population between 1-MCP treated and non-treated ginsengs. Major ginsenosides was not changed by 1-MCP treatment during the 7 days of storage at RT. Results suggest that 1-MCP treatment can be used to maintain the freshness of ginseng at room temperature for short term storage and at low temperature for long term storage. 1-MCP treatment could be applied on fresh ginseng to avoid deleterious effect of exogenous ethylene during storage and shipping.
Keywords
ethylene; ginsenosides; microbial population; respiration; weight loss;
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