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http://dx.doi.org/10.7235/hort.2015.15057

Effect of Preharvest and Postharvest 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) Treatments on Fruit Quality Attributes in Cold-stored 'Fuji' Apples  

Yoo, Jingi (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University)
Kang, Bong Kook (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Jinwook (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Dae Hyun (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Dong Hoon (Planning and Coordination Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA)
Jung, Hee-Young (College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University)
Choi, DongGeun (Department of Horticulture Science, Chonbuk National University)
Choung, Myoung-Gun (Department of Herbal Medicine Resource, Kangwon National University, Dogye Campus)
Choi, In Myung (Fruit Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA)
Kang, In-Kyu (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University)
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Horticultural Science & Technology / v.33, no.4, 2015 , pp. 542-549 More about this Journal
Abstract
This work was carried out to evaluate the effects of preharvest 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP, $Harvista^{TM}$) and postharvest 1-MCP ($SmartFresh^{TM}$) treatments on the fruit quality attributes of cold-stored 'Fuji' ( Malus domestica Borkh.) apples. Fruits were exposed to 0, 95, 125, or $250 mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ $Harvista^{TM}$ at 3, 2, 1 weeks before harvest (WBH), and treated with 0 or $1{\mu}{\cdot}L^{-1}$ $SmartFresh^{TM}$ at harvest. Fruit was then stored for up to 180 days at $0{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. Fruit fresh weight, Hunter's value a, internal ethylene concentration (IEC), flesh firmness, titratable acidity (TA), and soluble solids content (SSC) in fruit treated with $Harvista^{TM}$ were not different from those of control fruit at harvest. During cold storage, flesh firmness and TA were higher in fruit treated with $250mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ $Harvista^{TM}$ at 2 and 3 WBH than in control fruit. IEC was 5.5-10.0% lower in fruit treated with $250mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ $Harvista^{TM}$ at 2 and 3 WBH compared with control fruit as storage duration progressed, while SSC was not affected. Furthermore, flesh firmness, TA, and IEC were affected neither by $Harvista^{TM}$ nor $Harvista^{TM}+SmartFresh^{TM}$ treatments, compared with those fruit quality attributes at harvest. The correlation maps indicated that IEC was negatively correlated with firmness and TA, regardless of $Harvista^{TM}$ application levels. In addition, positive correlations between fruit quality attributes were detected in treatments with $250mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ $Harvista^{TM}+SmartFresh^{TM}$. Therefore, the results suggest that with a single application of $SmartFresh^{TM}$, a higher level of $Harvista^{TM}$ application would help in retention of fruit quality attributes during cold storage.
Keywords
firmness; $Harvista^{TM}$; internal ethylene concentration; $SmartFresh^{TM}$; titratable acidity;
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