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Effects of 1-methylcyclopropene on postharvest quality of white- and yellow-flesh loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) fruit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2014

Giorgia Liguori ,
Vittorio Farina ,
Giuseppe Sortino ,
Agata Mazzaglia  and
Paolo Inglese
Giorgia Liguori*
Affiliation:
Dep. Agric. For. Sci., Univ. Palermo, viale delle scienze, Palermo, Italy,. g iorgia.liguori@unipa.it
Vittorio Farina
Affiliation:
Dep. Agric. For. Sci., Univ. Palermo, viale delle scienze, Palermo, Italy,. g iorgia.liguori@unipa.it
Giuseppe Sortino
Affiliation:
Dep. Agric. For. Sci., Univ. Palermo, viale delle scienze, Palermo, Italy,. g iorgia.liguori@unipa.it
Agata Mazzaglia
Affiliation:
Dep. Agric. Food Sci., Univ. Catania, via S. Sofia 98, Catania, Italy
Paolo Inglese
Affiliation:
Dep. Agric. For. Sci., Univ. Palermo, viale delle scienze, Palermo, Italy,. g iorgia.liguori@unipa.it
*
* Correspondence and reprints
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Abstract

Introduction. The effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) were evaluated on white-flesh cv. Claudia and yellow-flesh cv. Nespolone di Trabia loquat fruit. Materials and methods. Application of 1-MCP [(0.5 to 1) µL×L–1 for 20 h)] was monitored at 20 °C (7 days) and 0 °C (7 days at 0 °C and then 7 days at 20 °C). Results. Treatments with 1-MCP slowed fruit softening, depending on the concentration. Softening inhibition was greatest in fruit treated and held at 20 °C. The optimum concentration for softening inhibition at 20 °C was 1 µL×L–1 of 1-MCP, while 0.5 µL×L–1 of 1-MCP was more effective at 0 °C. Conclusion. Treatments with 1-MCP inhibited titratable acidity loss in both cultivars. 1-MCP extends the shelf life of rapidly softening, perishable fruits such as loquat fruit.

Keywords

ItalyEriobotrya japonicafruitspostharvest lossespostharvest physiologykeeping qualityItalieEriobotrya japonicafruitsperte après récoltephysiologie après récolteaptitude à la conservationItaliaEriobotrya japonicafrutaspérdidas postcosechafisiología postcosechaaptitud para la conservación
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Fruits , Volume 69 , Issue 5 , September 2014 , pp. 363 - 370
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© 2014 Cirad/EDP Sciences

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