- Title
- Postharvest UV-C treatment combined with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), followed by storage in continuous low-level ethylene atmosphere, improves the quality of tomatoes
- Creator
- Pristijono, Penta; Papoutsis, Konstantinos; Scarlett, Christopher J.; Bowyer, Michael C.; Vuong, Quan V.; Stathopoulos, Costas E.; Golding, John B.
- Relation
- Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology Vol. 92, Issue 5, p. 521-529
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2017.1300512
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Mature green tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv Neang Pich) were exposed to 13.6 kJ m-2 UV-C or 0.5 µL L-1 1-MCP or combination of 13.6 kJ m-2 UV-C and 0.5 µL L-1 1-MCP, with appropriate untreated controls. After treatment, tomatoes were stored in air containing 0.1 µL L-1 ethylene at 20°C and 100% RH. The untreated fruit ripened significantly faster than those of all other treatments. UV-C treatment alone was able to delay fruit ripening by up to 5 days longer compared to untreated fruits whilst the additional of 1-MCP further delayed fruit ripening. UV-C and 1-MCP treatments alone or in combination had significantly slower ethylene production rates throughout the storage period. The fruit treated with the combination of 1-MCP and UV-C was significantly firmer and had higher total phenolic content compared to that of the other treatments. However, there was no difference between treatments in soluble solids content/titratable acids ratio, chlorophyll content, lycopene content and total antioxidant activity. These results show that UV-C and 1-MCP treatment delay ripening and improve the quality of tomatoes in the presence of low-level ethylene during storage. This new treatment could be used to extend the shelf-life of mature green tomatoes through the supply chain without the use of refrigeration.
- Subject
- Solanum lycopersicum; ethylene; ripening; chlorophyll; lycopene; total antioxidant
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1392598
- Identifier
- uon:33432
- Identifier
- ISSN:1462-0316
- Rights
- This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor and Francis in the Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology on 28 March 2017, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14620316.2017.1300512.
- Language
- eng
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