Techniques that slow ripening of apple are valuable tools that can maintain fruit quality during cold storage. Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) inhibits the pyridoxal phosphate-linked enzyme aminocyclopropane synthase (ACS) activity ( Capitani et al
rootstock ( Fallahi et al., 2013 ), irrigation ( Opara et al., 2000 ), nutrient management ( Opara et al., 1997b ; Perring, 1984 ), and fruit maturity ( Byers, 1998 ; Opara et al., 1997b ). During and after cold storage, fruit size positively contributes
incidence of stem-end cracking ( Byers, 1998 ). ‘Gala’ apples can also develop flesh breakdown during cold storage in air or a controlled atmosphere (CA) ( Argenta et al., 2006 ; Johnson, 2000 ; Stow and Genge, 2000 ). CA storage CO 2 content (0, 1, or 5
; Rupasinghe et al., 2000 ). These compounds are commonly used along with cold storage to manage apple fruit ripening. Several quality factors influence the acceptability of apples, including appearance, texture, and flavor. Flavor is a complex trait composed
accumulate on sun-exposed peel in response to direct sunlight ( Felicetti and Schrader, 2008 ; Yuri et al., 2010 ). Phenolic compounds also appear to be directly involved in sunscald development in ‘Granny Smith’ apples during cold storage ( Hernandez et al
chilling-sensitive crops such as basil, which experience leaf injury and sometimes irreversible wilting or death when transported or stored at suboptimal temperatures. Different strategies have been investigated to reduce CI during cold storage. These
). Winter pears need a long storage period at 0–1 °C to reach the right juiciness and to produce their typical aroma. However, physiological disorders can affect fruit quality during cold storage. Many of these disorders are due to a stressful condition that
In vitro cold storage of Rubus germplasm was investigated using several environmental conditons and types of storage containers. Shoot cultures of Rubus species and cultivars were grown in either tissue culture bags or 20 × 150 mm glass tubes and compared for plant condition and survival under various storage conditions. Cultures stored at 10 C in the dark were in poor condition after 6 months. Cultures kept at 4 C were in much better condition and had higher survival rates after 18 months when stored with a 12 h daylength rather than total darkness. Overall there were no differences in survival or condition between cultures in tubes and bags. Contamination rates were 15% in tubes and 0% in bags. Plants in tissue culture bags could be stored for 9 months at 25 C with 16 h light when the nitrogen level of the MS medium was reduced to 25% and the medium volume was increased from 10 to 20 ml per bag. Genotype differences were apparent under all conditions tested. The best storage condition for Rubus germplasm was 4 C with 12 h light. Plastic tissue culture bags were preferred over tubes due to lower contamination rates.
Pawpaw [Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal] has significant potential as a new fruit crop. During ripening, loss of firmness is extremely rapid, and this trait may be the biggest obstacle to the development of a broader market. Cold storage of pawpaw fruit seems limited to 4 weeks at 4 °C, though fruit softening merely slows during storage. A study of several cultivars with commercial appeal has shown that none have superior cold storage life. Extending the cold storage beyond 4 weeks resulted in increasing loss of fruit firmness, poor poststorage ripening, and development of quality traits, and many fruit exhibiting flesh and peel discoloration. Cold storage duration affected fruit volatile production. By 4 weeks of cold storage, ethyl hexanoate and ethyl octanoate were the major volatiles produced, replacing methyl hexanoate, which was the major volatile produced by ripe fruit after harvest. By 8 weeks of cold storage, volatile ester production was generally low and ethyl hexanoate became the only major volatile. This loss of volatile production was accompanied by a decrease in alcohol acetyl transferase activity. Also, during cold storage, there was an increase in total phenolic content, lipid peroxidation products, and polyphenol oxidase activity. These changes may contribute to the black discoloration that developed in fruit cold-stored for 8 weeks or more. It is apparent that cold storage alone may not be sufficient to extend the storage life of most, if not all, current pawpaw cultivars beyond 4 weeks.
’, ‘Golden Delicious’, and ‘Bisbee Delicious’ apples ( McArtney et al., 2008 ; Yuan and Li, 2008 ; Watkins et al., 2010 ). In addition, preharvest treatment can retain fruit firmness of ‘Gamhong’ apples during cold storage ( Yoo et al., 2013 ) and of