1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) application increases post-harvest storage of pears

Authors

  • Mateus da Silveira Pasa Oregon State University/Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Hood River, OR.
  • Horacy Fagundes da Rosa Júnior Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Émerson de Franceschi Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Robson Rodrigues Pereira Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Juan Saavedra del Aguila Universidade Federal do Pampa, Bagé, RS, Brasil.
  • José Carlos Fachinello Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Carina Pereira da Silva Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/223811711722018206

Keywords:

Pyrus communis, ethylene, ripening, fruit quality

Abstract

One of the strategies to maintain fruit quality and increase storage time of climacteric fruit such as pear is the use of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), reducing the effects of ethylene, which is the main responsible for fruit ripening. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of 1-MCP on post-harvest fruit quality of ‘Abate Fetel’, ‘Packham’s’ and ‘Tenra’ pears in regular air cold storage. The fruit were treated with 1-MCP inside sealed plastic boxes at 20 ºC, for 14 hours, and then transferred to cold storage (0 °C ± 1 °C; 85% ± 5% UR), where they were kept during 30, 60, 90, and 120 days. The assessed parameters were flesh firmness, DA index, pH of juice, titratable acidity and soluble solids. It was observed that 1-MCP was efficient in maintaining fruit flesh firmness of the studied cultivars kept in cold storage. Also, the degradation of chlorophyll in fruits of ‘Abate Fetel’ and ‘Packham’s’ pear was reduced with 1-MCP application.

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Published

2018-05-09

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PASA, Mateus da Silveira; ROSA JÚNIOR, Horacy Fagundes da; FRANCESCHI, Émerson de; PEREIRA, Robson Rodrigues; DEL AGUILA, Juan Saavedra; FACHINELLO, José Carlos; SILVA, Carina Pereira da. 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) application increases post-harvest storage of pears. Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Lages, v. 17, n. 2, p. 206–211, 2018. DOI: 10.5965/223811711722018206. Disponível em: https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/9286. Acesso em: 4 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Research Article - Science of Plants and Derived Products

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