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Combined Treatment Of Modified Atmosphere Packaging And 1-Methylcyclopropene Improves Postharvest Quality Of Japanese Plums, Mustafa Erkan, Hakan Eski̇
Combined Treatment Of Modified Atmosphere Packaging And 1-Methylcyclopropene Improves Postharvest Quality Of Japanese Plums, Mustafa Erkan, Hakan Eski̇
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Two Japanese-type plum (Prunus salicina Lindell) cultivars, 'Autumn Giant' and 'Black Beauty', were harvested at commercial maturity stage and either packed in nonperforated modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) or treated with a 500 ppb dose of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) alone or given a combination of 1-MCP and MAP. After these treatments, the plum samples were stored at 0 °C for 60 days. Treatment with either 1-MCP or modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) alone or with the 1-MCP+MAP combination reduced fruit softening, ethylene production, respiration rate, weight loss, and flesh browning, and resulted in higher flesh firmness, titratable acidity, and total soluble solids as …