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d'Anjou cv. pear fruit (Pyrus communis L.) exposed at harvest to 0, 0.42, 4.2, or 42 micromol m(-)(3) 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) for 12 h at 20 degrees C were stored at 1 degrees C for up to 8 months. After storage, half of the fruit was continuously exposed to ethylene (0.45 or 4-18 mmol m(-)(3)) for 7 days at 20 degrees C. All fruit treated with 1-MCP had lower respiration and ethylene production compared to untreated controls. Fruit quality changes were delayed following 1-MCP treatment, as was development of superficial scald and peel yellowing. The duration of 1-MCP-induced responses was dependent on 1-MCP treatment concentration. When 1-MCP-treated fruit began to ripen, softening and production of volatile compounds proceeded similar to that of untreated fruit. Post-storage ethylene exposure did not consistently stimulate ripening of fruit previously treated with 1-MCP. Efficacy of ethylene treatment depended on 1-MCP concentration and storage duration.

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-The inhibition of ethylene action by 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) extends shelf and storage life of many climacteric fruits. However, 1-MCP appears to have limited effects on stone fruit depending on specie and cultivar. The effects of 1-MCP on ripening and quality of 'Laetitia' plums were determined during ripening at 23 o C following harvest and cold storage. Japanese plums (Prunus salicina, cv. Laetitia) were harvested at mature pre-climacteric stage, cooled to 2 o C within 36 hours of harvest and then treated with 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.50 or 1.00 µL L -1 of 1-MCP at 1°C for 24 hours. Following treatment, fruits were either held at 23 o C for 16 days or stored at 1 o C for 50 days. Fruits were removed from cold storage at 10-day intervals and allowed to ripe at 23°C for five days. A delay of climacteric respiration and ethylene production by 1-MCP treatment during ripening following harvest and cold storage was associated to a slow rate of fruit softening. 1-MCP treatment also delayed the loss of titratable acidity and changes of flesh and skin color, whereas it had little or no effect on soluble solids content. 1-MCP effects were concentrationand storage duration-dependent and, generally, a saturation fruit response to 1-MCP occurred between 0.5 and 1.0 µL L -1 . During ripening, 1-MCP treated fruits attained quality similar to that of controls. Results indicated that 1-MCP treatment may extend shelf life (23 o C) and storage life (1 o C) of 'Laetitia' plums by approximately six and 20 days, respectively.Index terms: Prunus salicina, fruit pulps, firmness, shelf life, fruit, colour. Efeitos da inibição da ação do etileno na maturação e qualidade de ameixas 'Laetitia' após a colheita e armazenagem refrigeradaResumo -A inibição da ação do etileno pelo 1-metilciclopropeno (1-MCP) prolonga a vida de prateleira e de armazenagem de vários frutos climatérios. Entretanto, 1-MCP parece ter efeitos limitados em frutas de caroço dependendo da espécie e cultivar. Os efeitos do 1-MCP na maturação e qualidade de ameixas 'Laetitia' foram determinados durante a maturação a 23 o C após a colheita e após a armazenagem refrigerada. Ameixas (Prunus salicina, cv. Laetitia) foram colhidas em estádio pré-climatério, resfriadas a 2 o C em 36 horas da colheita e então tratadas com 1-MCP nas doses de 0; 0,05; 0,10; 0,50 ou 1,00 µL L -1 a 1°C por 24 horas. Após o tratamento os frutos foram mantidos a 23 o C por 16 dias ou armazenados a 1 o C por 50 dias. Os frutos foram removidos da câmara de armazenagem refrigerada a cada 10 dias e então deixados a amadurecer a 23°C, por cinco dias. O retardamento do climatério respiratório e da produção de etileno pelo tratamento 1-MCP durante a maturação após a colheita e após a armazenagem refrigerada foi associado à redução da taxa de amolecimento da polpa dos frutos. O tratamento 1-MCP também retardou a perda da acidez titulável e as mudanças de coloração da polpa e da epiderme, mas teve pequeno ou nenhum efeito sobre o teor de açúcares solúveis. Os efeitos do 1-MCP dependeram da sua concen...

Gala apples exposed to the ethylene action inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) for 12 h at 20 degrees C were stored at 1 degrees C in air or a controlled atmosphere (CA) maintained at 1 kPa O2 and 2 kPa CO2. Volatile compounds were measured after 4, 12, 20, and 28 weeks plus 1 or 7 days at 20 degrees C. Treatment with 1-MCP and then storage in air or CA or storage in CA without 1-MCP treatment reduced volatile production as compared to apples not treated with 1-MCP stored in air. The reduced production of esters, alcohols, aldehydes, acetic acid, and 1-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)benzene was observed. Ester production by fruit stored in CA decreased throughout the storage period regardless of previous 1-MCP treatment. The production of esters, alcohols, aldehydes, acetic acid, and 1-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)benzene by 1-MCP-treated fruit stored in air plus 7 days at 20 degrees C increased after 20 or 28 weeks of storage. Continuous exposure to 417 micromol m(-3) ethylene for 7 days at 20 degrees C after 12 or 28 weeks of storage stimulated production of many volatile compounds, primarily esters and alcohols, by fruit stored in CA or 1-MCP-treated apples stored in air. However, exposure to ethylene had no effect on the production of aldehydes or acetic acid.