Interactive Responses of Gala Apple Fruit Volatile Production to Controlled Atmosphere Storage and Chemical Inhibition of Ethylene Action

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 4510-4516 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Mattheis ◽  
Xuetong Fan ◽  
Luiz C. Argenta
2022 ◽  
Vol 371 ◽  
pp. 131152
Author(s):  
Rachael Maree Wood ◽  
Fabio Rodrigo Thewes ◽  
Milena Reynaud ◽  
Dominikus Kittemann ◽  
Cláudia Kaehler Sautter ◽  
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HortScience ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Reid ◽  
George L. Staby

Research that led to the discovery of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) started with efforts to understand the effects of controlled atmosphere storage and continued with studies that examined the nature of the ethylene binding site. Although some researchers focused on the use of silver ion for inhibiting ethylene action, Sisler and his colleagues focused on analogs of olefins that had a similar effect. Efforts to tag the binding site using activation tagging with diazocyclopentadiene led to the discovery of the dramatic effects of cyclopropenes, which were identified as products of its photooxidation. The story is a testament to the value of fundamental research and the collegiality and unique intellectual and technical abilities of the primary inventor, Edward C. Sisler.


HortScience ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 469C-469
Author(s):  
C.B. Watkins ◽  
J.F. Nock

The inhibitor of ethylene binding, 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) has been applied to `Gala', `Cortland', `McIntosh', `Empire', `Delicious', `Jonagold', and `Law Rome' apples under air and/or controlled atmosphere (CA) storage conditions. 1-MCP gas concentrations ranged from 0 to 2 mL·L–1. Effects of 1-MCP were greater in CA than air storage. A dose response of internal ethylene concentrations and flesh firmness to 1-MCP was found in cultivars such as `McIntosh' and `Law Rome', whereas in others, such as `Delicious' and `Empire', ripening was generally prevented by all 1-MCP concentrations. We have further investigated the effects of 1-MCP on `McIntosh' by increasing rates of the chemical to 50 mL·L–1, and confirming that fruit of this cultivar respond poorly if fruit have entered the climacteric prior to 1-MCP application. Efficacy of 1-MCP is affected by cultivar and storage conditions, and that successful commercial utilization of the chemical will require understanding of these relationships.


2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Rosenberger ◽  
Catherine A. Engle ◽  
Frederick W. Meyer ◽  
Christopher B. Watkins

Empire apples were collected from six orchards in 1997 and 1998 and were then subjected to various inoculation and storage regimes to determine how non-wounded fruit become infected with Penicillium expansum and to determine if decay susceptibility varies with orchard source. Replicated samples of fruit were inoculated within 24 h of harvest either by placing a 10 μl droplet containing 500 conidia of P. expansum onto the end of the apple stems or by placing 500 μl containing 10,000 conidia into the stem basin. Fruit were stored for 7 to 9 months either in cold air (1.1°C) or in controlled-atmosphere (CA) storage (1.1°C, 1.6% oxygen and 2.2% carbon dioxide), and were then evaluated for decay. Twenty-seven to 47% of fruit that had been inoculated by placing spores on the ends of stems developed decay during CA storage whereas less than 1% of similarly inoculated fruit decayed during cold-air storage. Placing spore suspension into the stem basins also resulted in less than 1% decay. Orchard-to-orchard variation in incidence of decay that developed was positively correlated with boron concentrations in both apple leaves (R2 = 0.66) and apple fruit (R2 = 0.62). This is the first report of P. expansum causing commercial losses in apples due to invasion through stems and also the first Accepted for publication 28 September 2006. Published 13 December 2006.


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