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Frontiers of Agriculture in China

ISSN 1673-7334

ISSN 1673-744X(Online)

CN 11-5729/S

Front Agric Chin    2011, Vol. 5 Issue (4) : 631-636    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11703-011-1110-6
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Impact of 1-MCP on postharvest quality of sweet cherry during cold storage
Qingrui YANG, Lei WANG, Fuqing LI, Junlian MA, Zide ZHANG()
College of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China
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Abstract

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is a kind of fruit with short postharvest life. Postharvest treatment of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP: 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 μL/L) was applied to cherry fruits, and its effects on postharvest fruit quality during 60-day-storage at cold temperature was investigated. Sweet cherry fruits were harvested at commercial fruit maturity and exposed to 1-MCP at 20±1°C for 24 h. Following 1-MCP treatments, the fruits were stored for 60 d at 90±5% RH and, 0±1°C, in three concentrations of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 μL/L 1-MCP, of which 1.5 μL/L 1-MCP had the most positive effect on fruit quality. Postharvest treatments of 1-MCP significantly reduced endogenous ethylene production, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity in cherry fruits 60 d after cold storage when compared to untreated fruits. 1-MCP treatment was associated with lower respiration rate and relative electric conductivity (REC) and maintained cell membrane integrity. The results indicated that the treatment 1-MCP was effective in inhibition of the declining of POD activity and CAT activity. In conclusion, 1-MCP treatment could be a good candidate for maintaining postharvest quality of cherry, and 1-MCP could prolong the storage life of sweet cherry.

Keywords sweet cherry      1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)      postharvest quality      cold storage     
Corresponding Author(s): ZHANG Zide,Email:zdz1028@126.com   
Issue Date: 05 December 2011
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Qingrui YANG,Lei WANG,Fuqing LI, et al. Impact of 1-MCP on postharvest quality of sweet cherry during cold storage[J]. Front Agric Chin, 2011, 5(4): 631-636.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fag/EN/Y2011/V5/I4/631
Fig.1  Effects of 1-MCP treatments on respiration rate of cherries. Bars indicate±S.E.
Fig.2  Effects of 1-MCP treatments on ethylene production of cherries. Bars indicate±S.E.
Fig.3  Effects of 1-MCP treatments on MDA content of cherries. Bars indicate±S.E.
Fig.4  Effects of 1-MCP treatments on CAT of cherries. Bars indicate±S.E.
Fig.5  Effects of 1-MCP treatments on POD of cherries. Bars indicate±S.E.
Fig.6  Effects of 1-MCP treatments on PPO of cherries. Bars indicate±S.E.
Fig.7  Effects of 1-MCP treatments on relative electric conductivity of cherries. Bars indicate±S.E.
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