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1-Methylcyclopropene and Carbon Dioxide Absorber Reduce Chilling Injury of Eggplant ($Solanum$ $melongena$ L.) during MAP Storage  

Veasna, Hay (Dept. of Horticulture, Chungnam National University)
Hwang, Yong-Soo (Dept. of Horticulture, Chungnam National University)
Choi, Jong-Myung (Dept. of Horticulture, Chungnam National University)
Ahn, Young-Jik (Dept. of Horticulture, Paichai University)
Lim, Byung-Sun (Fruit Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
Chun, Jong-Pil (Dept. of Horticulture, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.21, no.1, 2012 , pp. 50-56 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to extend the postharvest life of eggplant ($Solanum$ $melongena$ L.) by modified atmosphere packaging using a OPP bag with 1-MCP to evaluate the alleviation effects of that treatment on external chilling injury during at low temperature. 1-MCP treatment at the level of $1.0{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ were very effective in delaying the progress of surface bronzing of eggplant during 10 days of storage at $8^{\circ}C$, but not significant at $1^{\circ}C$. Also, the treatment of 1-MCP at the levels of $0.1{\sim}1.0{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ are beneficial to complement low temperature storage and maintain quality indices such as higher firmness and lower weight loss than untreated control even at a critical low temperature 4 to $8^{\circ}C$. The treatment of carbon dioxide using dry ice (DI, 5 g/3 fruits) significantly promoted chilling injury of eggplant stored at $4^{\circ}C$, symptoms were appeared from 3 days after treatment and combination treatment of 1-MCP did not block the development of chilling injury symptom. Meanwhile, single treatment of $CO_2$ absorber (CA, 5 g/3 fruits) or combination treatment with 1-MCP at the level of $1.0{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ prevented effectively the external and internal chilling injury at $4^{\circ}C$ during 6 days and 15 days of MAP storage, respectively. Results suggest that 1-MCP and carbon dioxide absorber treatments delay fruit deterioration and are beneficial to broaden storage temperature of eggplant fruits.
Keywords
1-MCP; carbon dioxide absorber; chilling injury; eggplant; temperature;
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