- Title
- Combined postharvest UV-C and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment, followed by storage continuously in low level of ethylene atmosphere improves the quality of Tahitian limes
- Author
- Pristijono, Penta
- Source
- Bowyer, Michael C
- Source
- Scarlett, Christopher J.
- Source
- Vuong, Quan V.
- Source
- Stathopoulos, Costas E.
- Source
- Golding, John B.
- 2018
- Springer
- 0022-1155
- Summary
- The green Tahitian limes (Citrus latifolia) were exposed to 7.2 kJ m<sup>-2</sup> UV-C and 0.5 µL L<sup>-1</sup> 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatments both separately and in combination. After treatment, fruit were stored in ethylene free (i.e. air containing < 0.005 µL L<sup>-1</sup>) or 0.1 µL L<sup>-1</sup> ethylene at 20 °C and 100% RH. The results showed that UV-C treatment delayed skin degreening and reduced endogenous ethylene production compared to untreated control fruit, however these effects reduced over the storage time. As expected, 1-MCP inhibited ethylene production, reduced calyx abscission and retained peel greenness during the storage. Both of the combination treatments, 1-MCP + UV-C and UV-C + 1-MCP reduced endogenous ethylene production and delayed skin yellowing. In all treatments, UV-C and 1-MCP resulted in lower fruit respiration rates than untreated control fruit, however this effect diminished during 7 and 14 days storage for fruits stored in air and 0.1 µL L<sup>-1</sup> ethylene atmosphere, respectively. There was no difference in weight loss, SSC, TA and SSC/TA ratio between the treatments and storage conditions. The results suggest that a pre-storage UV-C treatment, followed by storage at low level of ethylene improves the quality of limes, with the additional improvement when combined with 1-MCP treatment prior or after UV-C irradiation.
- uon-N413568-CPE194137353
- Materials/Technique
- journal article
- Related Parts
- Vol. 55, Issue 7, p. 2467-2475
- Related Note
- 1
- Related Title
- Journal of Food Science and Technology
- Subject
- Citrus latifolia
- Subject
- quality
- Subject
- ethylene
- Subject
- respiration
- Subject
- colour
- Subject
- calyx abscission
- Document
- 10.1007/s13197-018-3164-4
- Language
- eng