Quality changes in peaches ‘Milaeko’ treated with 1-MCP
Hee Ju Park, Ik Koo Yoon and Yong Joon Yang
Abstracts, 10th International Controlled & Modified Atmosphere Research Conference, 4-7 April 2009, Antalya, Turkey. 80 pages.
2009
บทคัดย่อ
Peaches var. “Mibaekdo” from Eeumsung/S-Korea, and peaches var. “Hwangdo” peaches from Janghowon/S-Korea were harvested during June - August 2008. The fruit were treated with 1 or 3 µl.L-1 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) at room temperature (20°C) for 14 hours. They were then stored at 8°C (“Mibaekdo”) or at 5°C (“Hwangdo”) and 90-95% relative humidity for 16 days before evaluation. Weight loss and softening were lower in fruit treated with 1-MCP (l µl.L-1) compared to the fruit treated with 1-MCP (3 µl.L-1) or to the control fruit. 1-MCP treatment (µl.L-1) also reduced loss of sugars and organic acids and inhibited the increases in respiration rate and ethylene production during storage which were observed for untreated fruit.