Ethylene Concentration and the Duration of the Degreening Process in Shamouti Orange Fruit
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Horticultural Science
- Vol. 53 (2) , 139-142
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221589.1978.11514808
Abstract
Degreened Shamouti orange fruits, using a low concentration of ethylene (10 ppm), developed as good a colour as that obtained using concentrations up 40 ppm. Respiration rate and rot development at low ethylene concentrations were similar to those in non-degreened control fruits. However, degreening with high ethylene concentration increased both respiration rate and stem-end rot. The duration of the degreening process was more important for peel colour than the ethylene concentration used; it was not possible to shorten the degreening period by using higher concentrations.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: