Effects of cold storage and 1-methylcyclopropene treatments on ripening and cell wall degrading in rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) fruit
Food Science and Technology International
Published online on June 10, 2013
Abstract
The effect of postharvest 1-methylcyclopropene and/or cold storage application on texture quality parameters during storage was determined. The changes in fruit quality (including weight loss, firmness, total soluble solids content, and ethylene production), cell wall material (including water-soluble fraction, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-soluble fraction, Na2CO3-soluble fraction, 4% KOH-soluble fraction, and 14% KOH-soluble fraction), and cell wall hydrolase activities (including polygalacturonase, endo-1,4 -β-