This research carried out to estimate the importance of use of 1-MCP in increasing
shelf life of Japanese persimmon ,var (Hachiya) , and maintaining fruits quality. The fruits
were treated with different concentrations of 1-MCP (0.5-1-1.5) ppm soon
ly after harvest
at 20Cᵒ during 24 h, then stored for 6 months at controlled conditions (2Cᵒ and 85% of
relative humidity). The samples were taken periodically (every month) to study the
changes in fruits composition during storage period.
The results showed that treatment with 1-MCP keeps fruits at higher degree of
firmness compared to the control, and decreased the loss in weight at storage period.The
treatment with 1-MCP decreased as well the changes in the fruits composition of Vitamine
c, total acidity (TA) compared to the control.
These results indicate that treatment with 1-MCP is effective in increasing shelf-life
of Japanese persimmon fruits var (Hachiya).
The effect of 1-MCP, CaCl2 and CaCl2 + 1-MCP treatments on the
respiration and ethylene production of ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ apples was
investigated. Treatments were applied at harvest and apples stored under air
storage (3°C or 10°C) for 0, 2, 4,
6, 8 and 10 weeks. At storage removal apples
were held at 20°C for 7 days shelf-life and respiration and ethylene production
measured. The CO2 rate in the CaCl2 and CaCl2 + 1-MCP treatments was
significantly lower than either the CaCl2 treatment or untreated control. The
CO2 rate reduced steadily during shelf-life especially for the 3°C stored fruit. A
significant effect of storage temperature on the CO2 rate during shelf-life could
not be determined. Application of 1-MCP or CaCl2+1-MCP decreased
significantly ethylene production during shelf-life at all storage periods.
The effect of different harvesting dates on the quality and storage ability
was studied for fruit of Coscia pear cultivar, which planted in the area of Daher
Aljabal- Sweida during two successive seasons 2007-2008. Fruit were harvested
in three di
fferent dates by week time intervals and stored for seven months at
(0-1 Cº and 90-95 % RH) in the storage units of apples and vine research
department. The effect of harvesting dates of fruit on the physical and chemical
properties was determined during period of 7 months in cold storage, by month
time intervals. The second date of harvest affected by decreasing weight loss
percentage, decay percentage, titratable acidity T. A, starch content and
firmness, in addition to that total soluble Solids T. S. S, number of acidity PH,
storage ability and shelf life were increased compared to the harvested fruit in
the different dates.
