01134naa a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000110006024500930007126000090016450000190017352006040019265300120079665300130080865300120082165300160083365300150084977300760086410788362011-07-29       2000    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aEpagri  aInhibition of ethylene action by 1-methylcyclopropene prolongs storage life of apricots.  c2000  aISSN, 09255214  aPerfection? apricot fruit (Prumus armeniaca L.) were treatd with 1 ??l 1-1 1-methylcyclopropene (MCP) for 4 h at 20??C. The onset of ethylene production was delayed and respiration rate was reduced following MCP treatment. MCP treatment resulted in less firmness and titratable acidity loss during storage at both temperatures and delayed production of volatile alcohols and esters during ripening at 20??C. MCP treatd fruit also exhibited less color change and were greener than controls. The effects of MCP were less pronounced following treatment of fruit at a more advanced stage of development.  aApricot  aEthylene  aquality  aRespiration  aShelf life  tPostharvest Biology and Technology, Amsterdamgv. 20, p. 135-142, 2000.