Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening

Hard mature green Kensington Pride mango fruit were fumigated with 0, 5, 10, 20 and 40 µL.L−1 NO gas for 2 h and allowed to ripen at ambient temperature (21±1°C) to evaluate its effects on fruit ripening. NO-fumigation treatments significantly (P ≤ 0.05) suppressed ethylene production and respirat...

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Main Authors: Singh, Zora, Zaharah, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: International Society of Horticultural Science 2013
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Online Access:http://www.actahort.org/books/992/992_67.htm
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9191
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Zaharah, S.
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Zaharah, S.
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description Hard mature green Kensington Pride mango fruit were fumigated with 0, 5, 10, 20 and 40 µL.L−1 NO gas for 2 h and allowed to ripen at ambient temperature (21±1°C) to evaluate its effects on fruit ripening. NO-fumigation treatments significantly (P ≤ 0.05) suppressed ethylene production and respiration rates during fruit ripening. NO treatments (20 and 40 µL.L−1) retarded fruit softening (hand firmness) and delayed fruit ripening by 2-days as compared to all other treatments. NO-fumigated (40 µL.L−1) ripe fruit exhibited significantly higher pulp cohesiveness, springiness and chewiness as compared to all other treatments. NO fumigation retarded fruit color development (visual colour, L*, a*, b*, C*) and delayed the reduction of h° during fruit ripening. The concentrations of SSC, total sugars, glucose and fructose in the ripe fruit were significantly reduced in response to NO treatments. In conclusion, the postharvest fumigation of NO (20 µL.L−1) suppressed climacteric ethylene production, respiration rate, retarded colour development, softening consequently delayed mango fruit ripening.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-91912017-01-30T11:11:05Z Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening Singh, Zora Zaharah, S. individual sugars respiration ethylene ripening quality Mangifera indica Hard mature green Kensington Pride mango fruit were fumigated with 0, 5, 10, 20 and 40 µL.L−1 NO gas for 2 h and allowed to ripen at ambient temperature (21±1°C) to evaluate its effects on fruit ripening. NO-fumigation treatments significantly (P ≤ 0.05) suppressed ethylene production and respiration rates during fruit ripening. NO treatments (20 and 40 µL.L−1) retarded fruit softening (hand firmness) and delayed fruit ripening by 2-days as compared to all other treatments. NO-fumigated (40 µL.L−1) ripe fruit exhibited significantly higher pulp cohesiveness, springiness and chewiness as compared to all other treatments. NO fumigation retarded fruit color development (visual colour, L*, a*, b*, C*) and delayed the reduction of h° during fruit ripening. The concentrations of SSC, total sugars, glucose and fructose in the ripe fruit were significantly reduced in response to NO treatments. In conclusion, the postharvest fumigation of NO (20 µL.L−1) suppressed climacteric ethylene production, respiration rate, retarded colour development, softening consequently delayed mango fruit ripening. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9191 http://www.actahort.org/books/992/992_67.htm International Society of Horticultural Science fulltext
spellingShingle individual sugars
respiration
ethylene
ripening
quality
Mangifera indica
Singh, Zora
Zaharah, S.
Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening
title Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening
title_full Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening
title_fullStr Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening
title_full_unstemmed Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening
title_short Nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening
title_sort nitric oxide fumigation delays mango fruit ripening
topic individual sugars
respiration
ethylene
ripening
quality
Mangifera indica
url http://www.actahort.org/books/992/992_67.htm
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9191