1-Methylcyclopropene increases storability and shelf life in climacteric and nonclimacteric plums

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 4680-4686

  Martínez Romero, Domingo ^a   Dupille, Eve ^b   Guillén, Fabián ^a   Valverde, Juan M ^a   Serrano, María ^a   Valero, Daniel ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b Bioterra Agroconsulting   (Spain)

Author keywords

1 MCP; Ethylene; Firmness; Plum ripening; Postharvest storage; Ripening index

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLCYCLOPROPENE; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTIVAR; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT RIPENING; NONHUMAN; PLUM; SHELF LIFE; TITRIMETRY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CYCLOPROPANES; ETHYLENES; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; PRUNUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PRUNUS DOMESTICA; ROSA;

EID: 18744422298     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf034338z     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Abdi, N.; Holford, P.; McGlasson, W. B.; Mizrahi, Y. Ripening behaviour and responses to propylene in four cultivars of Japanese type plums. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 1997, 12, 21-34.
2. Zuzunaga, M.; Serrano, M.; Martínez-Romero, D.; Valero, D.; Riquelme, F. Comparative study of two plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) cultivars during growth and ripening. Food Sci. Technol. Int. 2001, 7, 123-130.
3. Pérez-Vicente, A.; Martínez-Romero, D.; Carbonell, A.; Serrano, M.; Riquelme, F.; Guillén, F.; Valero, D. Role of polyamines in extending shelf life and the reduction of mechanical damage during plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) storage. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2002, 25, 25-32.
4. Abdi, N.; McGlasson, W. B.; Holford, P.; Williams, M.; Mizrahi, Y. Responses of climacteric and suppressed-climacteric plums to treatment with propylene and 1-methylcycloprpopene. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 1998, 14, 29-39.
5. Sisler, E. C.; Serek, M.; Dupille, E. Comparison of cyclopropene, 1-methylcyclopropene, and 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene as ethylene antagonists in plants. Plant Growth Regul. 1995, 17, 1-6.
6. Blankenship, S. M.; Dole, J. M. 1-Methylcyclopropene: a review. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2003, 28, 1-25.
7. Watkins, C. B. Ethylene synthesis, mode of action, consequences and control. In Fruit Quality and Its Biological Basis; Knee, M., Ed.; Academic Press: Sheffield, 2002.
8. Dong, L.; Lurie, S.; Zhou, H. W. Effect of 1-methylcyclopropene on ripening of Canino apricots and Royal Zee plums. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2002, 24, 135-145.
9. Jiang, Y.; Joyce, D. C.; Macnish, A. J. Extension of the shelf life of banana fruit by 1-methylcyclopropene in combination with polyethylene bags. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 1999, 16, 187-193.
10. Mathooko, F. M.; Tsunashima, Y.; Owino, W. Z. O.; Kubo, Y.; Inaba, A. Regulation of genes encoding ethylene biosynthetic enzymes in peach (Prunus persica L.) fruit by carbon dioxide and 1-methylcyclopropene. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2001, 24, 265-281.
11. Dong, L.; Zhou, H. W.; Sonego, L.; Lers, A.; Lurie, S. Ripening of Red Rosa plums: effect of ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene. Aust. J. Plant Physiol. 2001, 28, 1039-1045.
12. Fan, X.; Argenta, L.; Mattheis, J. P. Inhibition of ethylene action by 1-methylcyclopropene prolongs storage life of apricots. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2000, 20, 135-142.
13. Lelièvre, J. M.; Latché, A.; Jones, B.; Bouzayen, M.; Pech, J. C. Ethylene and fruit ripening. Physiol. Plant. 1997, 101, 727-739.
14. Golding, J. B.; Shearer, D.; Wyllie, S. G.; McGlasson, W. B. Application of 1-MCP and propylene to identify ethylene dependent ripening processes in mature banana fruit. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 1998, 14, 87-98.
15. Jeong, J.; Huber, D. J.; Sargent, S. A. Influence of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on ripening and cell-wall matrix polysaccharides of avocado (Persea americana) fruit. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2002, 25, 241-2561.