1-Methylcyclopropene prevents ethylene induced yellowing of rocket leaves
Athanasios Koukounaras, Anastasios S. Siomos and Evangelos Sfakiotakis
Postharvest Biology and Technology, Volume 41, Issue 1, July 2006, Pages 109-111
2006
บทคัดย่อ
Fully expanded rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.) leaves were treated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP, SmartFresh™) at a concentration of 0.5 μl l−1 for 4 h at 10 °C before storage for 10 days in air or in air with ethylene (1 μl l−1). The untreated leaves stored in air showed a progressive yellowing during storage, resulting in a shelf life of about 10 days. The presence of exogenous ethylene in the storage room increased yellowing, and consequently it shortened shelf life by about 2 days. A prestorage treatment with the ethylene action inhibitor 1-MCP prevented yellowing of leaves and shortening of shelf life, which was induced by ethylene.