Effects of low oxygen and high carbon dioxide on tomato cultivar 'Bermuda' fruit physiology and composition

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-261

  Klieber, A ^a   Ratanachinakorn, B ^b   Simons, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Controlled atmosphere; Ethanol; Injury; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Ripening; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030221905     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4238(96)00881-3     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Bruemmer, J.H. and Roe, B., 1969. Postharvest treatment of citrus fruits to increase brix/acid ratio. Proc. Annu. Meet. Fl. State Hortic. Soc., 82: 212-215.
2. Clendinning, K.A., 1941. Studies of the tomato in relation to its storage. II. The effect of altered internal atmosphere upon the respiratory and ripening behaviour of tomato fruits stored at 12.5°C. Can. J. Res., 19: 500-518.
3. Cossins, E.A., 1978. Ethanol metabolism in plant. In: D.D. Hood and R.M.M. Crawford (Editors), Plant Life in Anaerobic Environments. Science Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI, pp. 169-202.
4. Davies, D.D., Grego, S. and Kenworthy, P., 1974. The control of the production of lactate and ethanol by higher plants. Planta, 118: 297-310.
5. Dyke, B., 1993. Tomato round up. Queensland Fruit and Vegetable News, Thursday 22 April, p. 15.
6. Fidler, J.C., 1933. Studies in zymasis. IV. The accumulation of products in apples during senescence. Biochem. J., 27: 1614-1621.
7. Gazit, S. and Adato, I., 1972. Effect of carbon dioxide atmosphere on the course of astringency disappearance of persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) fruits. J. Food Sci., 37: 815-817.
8. Harley, C.P. and Fisher, D.F., 1927. The occurrence of AA in Bartlett pears and its relation to pear scald and breakdown. J. Agric. Res., 35: 983-993.
9. 2 effects on plant organs. In: J. Weichmann (Editor), Postharvest Physiology of Vegetables. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 239-253.
10. Ke, D. and Kader, A.A., 1989. Tolerance and response of fresh fruits to low oxygen levels at or below 1%. Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Controlled Atmospheres, Vol. 2. Wenatchee, Washington, pp. 209-216.
11. McGlasson, B., McBride, R.L., McGrath, D.J., Smith, E.F. and Best, D.J., 1982. Influence of harvest maturity and ripening temperature on acceptability of North Queensland market tomatoes. Food Technol. Aust., 34: 291-293.
12. Morris, J.R., Cawthon, D.L. and Buescher, R.W., 1979. Effects of acetaldehyde on postharvest quality of mechanically harvested strawberries for processing. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 104: 262-264.
13. Paz, O., Janes, H.W., Prevost, B.A. and Frenkel, C., 1981. Enhancement of fruit sensory quality by post-harvest applications of acetaldehyde and ethanol. J. Food Sci., 47: 270-273, 276.
14. Perata, P. and Alpi, A., 1991. EtOH-induced injuries to carrot cells: the role of acetaldehyde. Plant Physiol., 95: 748-752.
15. Pesis, E., Levi, A. and Ben-Arie, R., 1986. Deastringency of persimmon fruits by creating a modified atmosphere in polyethylene bags. J. Food Sci., 51: 1014-1016, 1041.
16. Pesis, E., Marinansky, R. and Avissar, I., 1989. Effect of prestorage treatments with acetaldehyde vapors or anaerobic conditions on volatiles accumulation during storage of various fruit. Acta Hortic., 258: 661-665.
17. Pesis, E., Zauberman, G. and Avissar, I., 1991. Induction of certain aroma volatiles in feijoa fruit by postharvest application of acetaldehyde and anaerobic conditions. J. Sci. Food Agric., 54: 329-337.
18. Rahman, A.A., Huber, D.J. and Brecht, J.K., 1993. Respiratory activity and mitochondrial oxidative capacity of bell pepper fruit following storage under low-oxygen atmosphere. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 118: 470-475.
19. Sadik, S. and Minges, P.A., 1966. Symptoms and histology of tomato fruits affected by blotchy ripening. Proc. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 88: 532-543.
20. Salrveit, Jr., M.E. and Mencarelli, F., 1988. Inhibition of ethylene synthesis and action in ripening tomato fruit by ethanol vapors. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 113: 572-576.
21. Seaton, H.I. and Gray, G.F., 1936. Histological study of tissue from greenhouse tomatoes effected by blotchy ripening. J. Agric. Res., 52: 217-224.
22. Shaw, P.E., Moshonas, M.G. and Pesis, E., 1991. Changes during storage of oranges pretreated with nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetaldehyde in air. J. Food Sci., 56: 469-474.
23. Torres-Penaranda, A.V. and Saltveit, M.E., 1994. Effects of brief anaerobic exposures on carbon dioxide production and quality of harvested asparagus. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 119: 551-555.
24. Wills, R.B.H., Wimalasiri, P. and Scott, K.J., 1979. Short pre-storage exposures to high carbon dioxide or low oxygen atmospheres for the storage of some vegetables. HortScience, 14: 528-530.
25. Wills, R.B.H., Pitakserikul, S. and Scott, K.J., 1982. Effects of pre-storage in low oxygen or high carbon dioxide concentrations on delaying the ripening of bananas. Aust. J. Agric. Res., 33: 1029-1036.
26. Wills, R.B.H., Klieber, A., David, R. and Siridhata, M., 1990. Effect of brief pre-marketing holding of bananas in nitrogen on time to ripen. Aust. J. Exp. Agric., 30: 579-581.
27. Zerbini, P.E., Gorini, F. and Polesello, A., 1991. Measurement of the Quality of Tomatoes: Recommendations of an EEC Working Group. Istituto Sperimentale per la Valorizzazione Tecnologica dei Prodotti Agricoli, Milan.