African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

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Responses of sapodilla fruit (Manilkara zapota [L.] P. Royen) to postharvest treatment with 1methylcyclopropene

Victor Manuel Moo-Huchin
  • Victor Manuel Moo-Huchin
  • Laboratorio de Instrumentación Analítica. Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní. Av. Ah-Canul, C.P. 24900, Calkiní, Campeche, México.
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Iván Alfredo Estrada-Mota
  • Iván Alfredo Estrada-Mota
  • Laboratorio de Instrumentación Analítica. Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní. Av. Ah-Canul, C.P. 24900, Calkiní, Campeche, México.
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Raciel Javier Estrada-Leon
  • Raciel Javier Estrada-Leon
  • Laboratorio de Instrumentación Analítica. Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní. Av. Ah-Canul, C.P. 24900, Calkiní, Campeche, México.
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Elizabeth Ortiz-Vazquez
  • Elizabeth Ortiz-Vazquez
  • Laboratorio de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos. División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, C.P. 97118, km 5 Mérida-Progreso, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
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Luis Fernando Cuevas-Glory
  • Luis Fernando Cuevas-Glory
  • Laboratorio de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos. División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, C.P. 97118, km 5 Mérida-Progreso, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
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Enrique Sauri-Duch
  • Enrique Sauri-Duch
  • Laboratorio de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos. División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación. Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, C.P. 97118, km 5 Mérida-Progreso, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
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Adriana Quintanar-Guzman
  • Adriana Quintanar-Guzman
  • Adriana Consulting Services inc, Consultant Food Science and Technology, P. O. Box 6762, Siloam Springs, AR 72761, U.S.A.
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Jorge Pino Alea
  • Jorge Pino Alea
  • Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Alimentaria, Carretera al Guatao km 3½, La Habana, CP 19200, Cuba.
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  •  Accepted: 26 March 2013
  •  Published: 04 April 2013

Abstract

The effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on ripening and chilling injury in sapodilla fruits was investigated. Sapodilla fruits were treated with four different concentrations of 1-MCP (0.0, 0.2, 0.5 or 1.0 µL/L) and two exposure times (12 or 24 h) in sealed chambers under different temperatures (15 and 25°C). Following the previous treatment, fruits were stored at 25°C with 85 to 95% relative humidity (RH) for ripening assessment. Subsequently, we evaluated the effect of 1-MCP (1.0 µL/L for 24 h at 25°C) on chilling injury when fruits were stored at 6°C, and matured afterwards at 25°C. 1-MCP treatment delayed the ripening of sapodilla fruits (from 4 to 11 days). Ethylene and carbon dioxide production were reduced and delayed significantly (P<0.05) by 1-MCP treatment. In general, all quality characteristics of fruits were maintained. Sapodilla fruit stored at 6°C for 3, 10 and 14 days developed chilling injury. These chilling injury symptoms were reduced by 1-MCP treatment.

 

Key words: 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), sapodilla, chilling injury, postharvest.

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