REDUCED INTERNAL BROWNING IN PINEAPPLE FRUIT BY 1-MCP PRETREATMENT AND THE ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSE
The objective of this study was to determine the involvement of 1-MCP on reducing internal browning and antioxidant systems in Phulae pineapple fruit under chilling stress.
Phulae pineapple at 25% yellow peel stage were pre-treated with different concentrations of 1-MCP (100, 200, and 400 nl L-1) for 16 h, at 25°C, and non-treated fruit were used as the control.
Fruit were packed in corrugated boxes and stored at 10°C, 90-95% RH, for 30 days.
Internal browning symptoms were first observed in the control treatment after 20 days of storage, while pretreatment with 200 nl L-1 of 1-MCP significantly reduced the percentage of internal browning in Phulae pineapple fruit.
The changes of peel color and total soluble solid (TSS) was delayed by 1-MCP treatment.
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) increased during storage and their changes were not significantly affected by different concentrations of 1-MCP treatment.
The activity of catalase (CAT) was higher in 200 nl L-1 of 1-MCP than other concentrations until 10 days of storage.
Glutathione content was significantly higher in fruit pre-treated by 200 nl L-1 of 1-MCP than in fruit pre-treated with other concentrations throughout storage.
These results suggest that 200 nl L-1 of 1-MCP could increase chilling resistance in Phulae pineapple fruit by regulating glutathione metabolism.
Setha, S., Kongsuwan, A. and Srilaong, V. (2013). REDUCED INTERNAL BROWNING IN PINEAPPLE FRUIT BY 1-MCP PRETREATMENT AND THE ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSE. Acta Hortic. 1012, 573-579
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1012.77
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1012.77
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1012.77
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1012.77
1-MCP, antioxidant, chilling injury, internal browning, pineapple
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