- Title
- Comparison of hydrogen sulphide with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) to inhibit senescence of the leafy vegetable, pak choy
- Creator
- Al Ubeed, H. M. S.; Wills, R. B. H.; Bowyer, M. C.; Golding, J. B.
- Relation
- Postharvest Biology and Technology Vol. 137, Issue March 2018, p. 129-133
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.11.020
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Postharvest fumigation with hydrogen sulphide (H2S) can inhibit senescence of a range of fruit and vegetables. It has been suggested that the mode of action of hydrogen sulphide is through inhibiting either the endogenous production and/or the action of ethylene. This study compared the effect of fumigation with 250 μL L−1 hydrogen sulphide and 10 μL L−1 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on a range of factors associated with senesence of the leafy vegetable, pak choy stored at 10 °C and ventilated with ethylene-free air or air containing 0.1 μL L−1 ethylene. When pak choy was stored in an ethylene-free atmosphere, hydrogen sulphide and 1-MCP were equally effective in inhibiting the loss of green colour, respiration, ion leakage and endogenous ethylene production. However, for containers ventilated with ethylene, 1-MCP was more effective in inhibiting loss of green colour, respiration and ethylene production than hydrogen sulphide. Sequential fumigation with 1-MCP followed by hydrogen sulphide showed no difference in any quality factor to produce fumigated with 1-MCP. The study concluded that (i) the mode of action of hydrogen sulphide included inhibiting the action of ethylene and (ii) for pak choy, 1-MCP was a more effective fumigation treatment than hydrogen sulphide.
- Subject
- hydrogen sulphide; 1-MCP; respiration; senescence; ion leakage; pak choy
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1447258
- Identifier
- uon:43099
- Identifier
- ISSN:0925-5214
- Language
- eng
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