Influence of 1-methylcyclopropene vacuum infiltration on respiration and ethylene production in tomato fruits
Heo J.E. and Choi S.J.
Korean Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology, 24(4) p. 459-464, 2006.
2006
บทคัดย่อ
A standard method to treat fruits with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) is to close the fruits for a relatively long time with the 1-MCP gas at the atmospheric pressure so that the gas diffuses into the fruits. In this study, 1-MCP gas was vacuum-infiltrated into the tomato fruits within a short time and the treatment efficiency was evaluated by measuring the changes of respiration and ethylene production rates. By the forced infiltration of 1-MCP, respiration rate was reduced proportional to the treated 1-MCP concentrations and inversely proportional to the applied vacuum pressures.