00964naa a2200169 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000110006024500700007126000090014152004250015065300160057565300250059165300120061665300110062877301550063910795302011-08-16       2001    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aEpagri  aResponse of Pacific Northwest apples to 1-methylcyclopropene MCP.  c2001  aThe ethylene action inhibitor 1-methycyclopropene (MCP) effectively delays ripenig of climacteric fruit including apples. This synthetic compound is applied as a gas and has activity at very low concentrations (100 ppb to 1 ppm). There are a number of factors that influence treatment success including fruit maturity at the time ot treatment, treatment concentration and duration, and post-treatment storage conditions.  aArmazenagem  aAtmosfera controlada  aEtileno  aMaçã  tIn: WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT POSTHARVEST CONFERENCE, 2001, Wenatchee. Proceedings... Wenatchee: Washington State Horticultural Association, 2001. p. 1-3.