[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "EFFECTS OF 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE TREATMENT ON POSTHARVEST LIFE AND QUALITY IN FOUR TOMATOES CULTIVARS",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Sabir",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Dasgan",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Agar",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2012]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "22",
  "issue": "4",
  "page": "1086-1091",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>&nbsp;The effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on postharvest quality in four tomato cultivars (&lsquo;601&rsquo;, &lsquo;602&rsquo;, &lsquo;603&rsquo; and &lsquo;Target&rsquo;) were determined during storage. Tomatoes were harvested at pink stages and divided into two lots per each cultivar. One of the lots was exposed to 1000nl l-1 1-MCP doses for 24 h at 20&deg;C while untreated fruits were considered as control. Thereafter, fruits were stored at 10&deg;C and 90% RH for 21 days. During storage weight loss, elasticity, skin color, soluble solid content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), ripening index (SSC/TA), lycopene and ascorbic acid were measured. The results indicated that in all of the four cultivars, 1-MCP treatment significantly delayed the development of skin color, inhibited the increase of lycopene synthesis and ripening index (SSC/TA) corresponds to tomato fruit ripening. 1-MCP treatment provided better results across all the tested cultivars. Especially, Target cultivar was more responsive to 1-MCP in terms of quality maintenance and storage life extension.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2012-JAPS-445"
}]