Effect of 1-MCP treatment on tomato photosynthetic chlorophyll activity during storage

Horváth-Mezőfi, Zsuzsanna and Bátor, Emese and Szabó, Gergő and Göb, Mónika and Sasvár, Zoltán and Nguyen, Lien and Majzinger, Koppány and Hidas, Karina Ilona and Visy, Anna and Hitka, Géza and Zsom, Tamás (2023) Effect of 1-MCP treatment on tomato photosynthetic chlorophyll activity during storage. PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 19 (S1). pp. 17-25. ISSN 1786-335X

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Abstract

Ethylene has key roles in triggering and speeding up ripening processes, which in tomatoes take the form of various qualitative changes. Tomatoes, just like all climacteric fruits, need a continuous ethylene exposure to accelerate ripening. Therefore, it is possible to use ripening regulators preventing ethylene binding. According to some studies, chlorophyll fluorescence measurements can be used at least as efficiently as tristimulus colorimetry classifying tomatoes based on maturity. Measurements were carried out by treating fresh tomatoes with 1-MCP (1-methylcyclopropene) at six different stages of ripening and studying the changes in chlorophyll content related quality characteristics (e.g. surface colour, chlorophyll fluorescence) during postharvest storage (two-week refrigerated storage at 15 °C followed by a two-week shelf life). According to our results, chlorophyll content and photosynthetic activity of the treated samples decreased much less than those of untreated ones. Additionally, anti-ripening treatment proved to be more effective on tomatoes at an earlier stage of ripening.

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