Effect of Essential Oils on Ethylene Production and ACC Content in Apple Fruit and Peach Seed Tissues.

Bioactive natural compounds are developed as alternatives to synthetic fungicides for the control of rot diseases of apple fruit. The antifungal activity of essential oils exudes from five plants, namely, Cinnamomum tamala, Lantana camara, Ageratina adenophora, Citrus limetta and Eucalyptus citriodora were evaluated in vitro against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Fusarium oxysporum and Alternaria alternata causing postharvest rot disease in apple fruits. The pathogens were isolated from infected apple fruits collected from local markets of Kathamandu, Nepal. The essential oils were extracted through hydro-distillation process using Clevenger apparatus. The pathogenicity test was confirmed by inoculating pathogen into healthy apple fruit. The assessment of fungi toxicity was carried out by poison food technique using five different concentrations: 2.5μl/ml, 5μl/ml, 10μl/ml, 20μl/ml and 40μl/ml and controls were set to determine percentage inhibition of mycelial growth to test fungi. Among tested five essential oils, Cinnamomum tamala showed most effective antifungal activity against all three pathogens, which inhibited mycelium growth by 100% at 40 μl/ml concentrations. However, Eucalyptus citriodora showed all three pathogens inhibited mycelium growth by 65.87%, 73.17% and 86.91%, respectively at 40 μl/ml concentration.

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Ethylene production in apple infected by Gleosporium album Ostrw. at cold storage

Horticultural Science ◽

10.17221/3732-hortsci ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 33 (No. 1) ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

J. Goliáš ◽

A. Němcová ◽

P. Mýlová

Keyword(s):

Cold Storage ◽

Ethylene Production ◽

Canonical Correlation ◽

Storage Temperature ◽

Apple Fruit ◽

Gas Analysis ◽

Light Hydrocarbons ◽

High Affinity ◽

Headspace Gas

In ten cultivars of apple fruit, ethylene production expressed in μl/kg/h was determined. The cultivar Resista exhibited a higher ethylene production and can be differentiated from other cultivars. The production ranged from 4.2 ± 0.58 μl/kg/h in the case of Meteor cv. up to 131.6 ± 5.5 μl/kg/h in Resista cv. Infected fruit of Topaz cv. had a lower ethylene production at cold storage temperature (3°C) than some healthy fruit. All examined cultivars can be divided into three clusters. Discriminant analysis and canonical correlation analysis of the examined apple fruit led to the determination of healthy and infected fruit. Values of ethylene production were analyzed on intact fruit by using headspace gas analysis by CGC with thermal desorption technique. Carbosieve G was chosen as the adsorbent material for the traps due to its relatively high affinity for light hydrocarbons such as ethylene. For a full trap of ethylene in the enrichment column the sufficient amount of percolating gas is about 0.3 l.  

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Lack of visible post-pollination effects in pollen grains of two Dendrobium cultivars: relationship with pollinia ACC, pollen germination, and pollen tube growth

Functional Plant Biology ◽

10.1071/fp07245 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 152 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kanjana Luangsuwalai ◽

Saichol Ketsa ◽

Apinya Wisutiamonkul ◽

Wouter G. van Doorn

Keyword(s):

Pollen Tube ◽

Ethylene Production ◽

Pollen Tube Growth ◽

Pollen Germination ◽

Flower Colour ◽

Pollen Grains ◽

The Other ◽

Tube Growth ◽

Colour Changes ◽

Acc Content

Dendrobium flowers, pollinated with pollinia from individuals of the same cultivar or other cultivars, usually show rapid post-pollination effects such as floral epinasty, a change in flower colour and early perianth senescence. However, pollination with the pollinia of cv. Karen or cv. Kenny flowers did not produce these effects. We compared these two cultivars with cvv. Pompadour, Willie and Sakura, and tested the hypotheses that the differences were related to levels of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) in the pollinia, ethylene production by the pollinated flower, pollen germination, or pollen tube growth. The pollinia of cvv. Karen and Kenny contained as much ACC as the pollinia of cv. Pompadour, but less than the pollinia of cvv. Willie and Sakura. Ethylene production after pollination with cvv. Karen and Kenny pollinia was much lower than after pollination with pollinia from the other cultivars tested. The pollen grains showed normal germination, but cvv. Karen and Kenny pollen grains exhibited much less tube growth than those of the other cultivars. Pollen tube growth in cv. Pompadour was positively affected by ethylene. Ethylene was required and sufficient for the induction of epinasty, rapid perianth colour changes and early perianth senescence, very similar to the changes after pollination. The absence of these effects after pollination with cvv. Kenny and Karen seems to be due to the low ethylene production induced by the pollinia of these cultivars. This low ethylene production could not be accounted for by the ACC content in the pollinia of cvv. Kenny and Karen.

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Regulation of Anthocyanin Synthesis in Apple Skin. II. Involvement of Ethylene

Functional Plant Biology ◽

10.1071/pp9770123 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 123 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

DJ Chalmers ◽

JD Faragher

Keyword(s):

Production Rate ◽

Ultraviolet Irradiation ◽

Ethylene Production ◽

Control Level ◽

Apple Fruit ◽

Anthocyanin Synthesis ◽

Anthocyanin Formation ◽

Initial Application ◽

Ethylene Production Rate

Ethylene production by immature apple fruit was stimulated by cycloheximide application, u.v. irradiation and wounding. After fruit were treated with 1 and 10 �g ml-1 cycloheximide, the rate of ethylene production increased to 2 and 10 times the control level, respectively. In skin discs cut from whole fruit (wounded tissue), the rate of ethylene production was stimulated to at least 40 times that in whole fruit. This wound-stimulated ethylene production was partially inhibited by an initial application of cycloheximide. Ultraviolet irradiation of whole fruit stimulated the rate of ethylene production to more than 25 times the control rate after 15 min irradiation. In skin discs, u.v. irradiation caused only a 50-100% increase in ethylene production rate. The effects of certain treatments on ethylene were quantitatively comparable with the effects of the same treatments on anthocyanin formation in whole fruit. Ethylene at 30 �l 1-1 stimulated anthocyanin in skin of immature apples by 16%. Possible mechanisms by which ethylene may stimulate anthocyanin synthesis are discussed.

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Internal ethylene concentrations in apple fruit at harvest affect persistence of inhibition of ethylene production after 1-methylcyclopropene treatment

Postharvest Biology and Technology ◽

10.1016/j.postharvbio.2014.04.008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 96 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Seok-Kyu Jung ◽

Christopher B. Watkins

Keyword(s):

Ethylene Production ◽

Apple Fruit

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THE EFFECT OF POLYAMINES ON THE SENESCENCE OF CARNATION PETALS.

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.27.6.617d ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 617d-617

Author(s):

Ki-Cheol Son ◽

Y. Chae

Keyword(s):

Ethylene Production ◽

Dianthus Caryophyllus ◽

Acc Synthase ◽

The Other ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Exact Role ◽

High Concentrations ◽

Acc Content ◽

Carnation Petals

The interaction between polyamines and ethylene is still not clear for floral tissues. The aim of the present paper is to examine the senescence on the isolated petals of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus cv. Desio) but not the whole flower in an attempt to clarify the exact role of polyamines. Petals were treated with putrescine (Put; 0.0, 1.0, 10mM), spermidine (Spd; 0.0, 1.0, 10mM), spermine (Spn; 0.0, 1.0, 10mM), Put+Spd (1.0mM), Put+Spn (1.0mM). The fresh weight of petals in all 10mM treatment was decreased less than those in the other treatments at all times but there were no significant differences. The differences in ethylene production were significant. In petals maintained in 10mM of polyamines, ethylene production was completely inhibited until 13 days and senescence was considerably retarded. However, ethylene productions in 1.0mM polyamines treatments were delayed 2-3 days with reduced amounts. These results suggest that high concentrations of polyamines retard senescence and completely inhibit ethylene production. ACC content, activities of ACC synthase and SAM decarboxylase were analyzed. Finally, the role of SAM in ethylene and polyamines biosynthesis will be discussed.

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Preharvest Aminoethoxyvinylglycine Plus Postharvest Heat Treatments Influence Apple Fruit Ripening after Cold Storage

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.44.6.1637 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 1637-1640 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Valeria Sigal Escalada ◽

Douglas D. Archbold

Keyword(s):

Cold Storage ◽

Ethylene Production ◽

Combined Treatment ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Apple Fruit ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Limiting Factor ◽

Acyltransferase Activity ◽

Solids Concentration ◽

The Impact

The impact of heat plus aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) treatments alone or in combination on ripening of four apple cultivars has been studied. A solution of AVG was applied to ‘Lodi’, ‘Senshu’, ‘Redchief Delicious’, and ‘Red Fuji’ apple trees ≈4 weeks before normal harvest at 124 g·ha−1 a.i. After harvest, half of each group of control and AVG-treated fruit was heated at 38 °C for 4 days and then stored at 4 °C for 30 days. After cold storage, AVG and heat individually suppressed ethylene production of ‘Senshu’ and ‘Redchief Delicious’ but not of ‘Lodi’ or ‘Red Fuji’. The combination of AVG with heat treatment reduced ethylene production the most consistently in each cultivar except ‘Lodi’, suggesting some additive effect of the treatments. The respiration rate after cold storage was not consistently affected by any treatment. AVG alone and with heat maintained firmness of ‘Lodi’, AVG plus heat maintained it in ‘Senshu’, but neither ‘Redchief Delicious’ nor ‘Red Fuji’ firmness responded to the treatments. AVG-treated ‘Lodi’ and ’Redchief Delicious’ fruit, heated fruit of all cultivars, and AVG plus heat in all had lower titratable acidity than controls after cold storage. Although there were no effects of any treatment on fruit soluble solids concentration, the combined treatment increased the soluble solids:titratable acidity ratio of all cultivars, although heat or AVG alone had no consistent effects. Total ester production by ‘Redchief Delicious’ peel tissue after cold storage was reduced 44% by AVG and 70% or more by heat and AVG plus heat. There were no differences in peel alcohol acyltransferase activity among the treatments, supporting the hypothesis that substrate availability was the limiting factor for ester synthesis in treated fruit. Overall, heat plus AVG treatment did not provide any advantage over each alone for maintaining apple fruit quality during short-term cold storage.

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Ethanol Production and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Predict Breakdown of Heat-stressed Apple Fruit During Cold Storage

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ◽

10.21273/jashs.130.2.237 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 130 (2) ◽

pp. 237-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Lihua Fan ◽

Jun Song ◽

Charles F. Forney ◽

Michael A. Jordan

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽

Ethanol Production ◽

Ethylene Production ◽

Skin Color ◽

Apple Fruit ◽

Heat Treatments ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Severity Of Injury ◽

Flesh Browning

Ethanol concentration and chlorophyll fluorescence (CF) were measured as signs of heat stress in apple fruit [Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. var. domestica (Borkh.) Mansf.]. `McIntosh', `Cortland', `Jonagold', and `Northern Spy' apples were placed in trays and exposed to 46 °C for 0, 4, 8, or 12 hours. Following treatments, fruit were stored in air at 0 °C and evaluated after 0, 1, 2, or 3 months. Ethanol and ethylene production, CF, peel and flesh browning, firmness, skin color, soluble solids, and titratable acidity were measured. Increases in ethanol were apparent immediately following 12-hour heat treatments as well as after 3 months. After 3 months, ethanol concentrations were 16-, 52-, 6-, and 60-fold higher in `McIntosh', `Cortland', `Jonagold', and `Northern Spy' apples than in controls, respectively. The concentrations of ethanol accumulated reflected the degree of heat-induced fruit injury. Heat treatments reduced ethylene production relative to control values. After 3 months of storage ethylene production of fruit exposed to 46 °C for 12 h was <0.48 μmol·kg-1·h-1 compared to >4.3 μmol·kg-1·h-1 for controls. Heat treatments also reduced CF which was expressed as Fv/Fm, where Fv is the difference between the maximal and the minimal fluorescence (Fm - Fo), and Fm is the maximal fluorescence. After 3 months storage at 0 °C, Fv/Fm was ≈0.2 in fruit held at 46 °C for 12 hours compared with 0.5-0.6 for control fruit. Exposure to 46 °C for 12 hours caused severe peel and flesh browning in all cultivars. Severity of peel and flesh browning increased with increasing duration of heat treatment and subsequent storage at 0 °C. `Northern Spy' apple fruit were most susceptible to heat stress based on the degree of flesh browning. Heat treatments of 8 and 12 hours reduced firmness of `McIntosh', `Cortland', and `Northern Spy', but not `Jonagold' apples. Hue angle of the green side of fruit was also reduced in `Cortland', Jonagold' and `Northern Spy' apples receiving the 8- and 12-hour treatments. Heat treatments caused a decrease in fruit tiratable acidity, but had no effect on soluble solids content. The increase in ethanol production and decrease in CF correlated with heat-induced injury, and were apparent before browning was visually apparent. Ethanol and CF have the potential to be used to nondestructively predict the severity of injury that develops during storage.

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Effect of 1-MCP on Apple Fruit Ripening and Volatile Production

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.32.3.536d ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 536D-536 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

J. Song ◽

M.S. Tian ◽

D.R. Dilley ◽

R.M. Beaudry

Keyword(s):

Fruit Ripening ◽

Ethylene Production ◽

Quality Criterion ◽

Apple Fruit ◽

Climacteric Fruit ◽

Aroma Production ◽

Ethylene Action ◽

Important Quality ◽

The Relationship ◽

Volatile Production

Aroma production by apple fruit is an important quality criterion and has been found to be a fruit-ripening-related process. 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an effective ethylene action inhibitor, was used to study the relationship between volatile biosynthesis, ethylene action, and fruit ripening in `Golden Delicious' apple fruit. Pre-climacteric fruit were treated with 1-MCP vapors at a concentration of 500 parts per billion (v/v) at 23°C. 1-MCP prevented the climacteric rise of ethylene production, respiration, and volatile production, while untreated fruits developed typical climacteric changes in ethylene production, respiration and volatile production. Applying ethylene at 15–20 parts per million for 24 hr 11 days after 1-MCP treatment could not overcome the effect of 1-MCP, suggesting that 1-MCP inhibited ethylene action irreversibly. Interestingly, when 1-MCP-treated tissue were fed butanol and butyric acid, they converted these compounds to their corresponding esters butylacetate and butylbutanoate. Thus precursor supply is apparently limiting and appears to be ethylene-dependent.

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Emission Patterns of Esters and Their Precursors Throughout Ripening and Senescence in ‘Redchief Delicious’ Apple Fruit and Implications Regarding Biosynthesis and Aroma Perception

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ◽

10.21273/jashs05064-21 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-35

Author(s):

Alejandra Ferenczi ◽

Nobuko Sugimoto ◽

Randolph M. Beaudry

Keyword(s):

Ethylene Production ◽

Maximum Rate ◽

Carbon Chain ◽

Apple Fruit ◽

Ethyl Esters ◽

Chain Elongation ◽

Volatile Profile ◽

Ethylene Synthesis ◽

Ester Formation ◽

Ester Biosynthesis

The volatile profile of ‘Redchief Delicious’ apple (Malus ×domestica Borkh.) fruit was evaluated at 18 time points from 3 weeks before to 8 weeks after onset of autocatalytic ethylene production to capture the dynamics associated with development from mature green to senescent fruit. Minor amounts of ester production began several days before the onset of ethylene production. Ester production rose rapidly as internal ethylene levels increased beyond 22 nmol·L−1 (0.5 µL·L−1). Peak ester production roughly coincided with maximum ethylene synthesis, declining thereafter. Ester production was further evaluated according to the acid- (alkanoate) and alcohol- (alkyl) derived portions of the ester. The maximum rate of production for a given ester tended to occur later in development as the chain length of the alcohol-derived portion declined. The production rate for many esters paralleled the rate of emanation of their respective alcohol substrates, suggesting that availability of the alcohols limits ester production more than availability of the acid substrates. Combining production rates with sensory descriptors and human sensitivity to individual volatiles permitted approximations of aroma sensations likely engendered by the fruit throughout ripening. Overripe and alcoholic sensations are predicted to increase 2 weeks after the initiation of ripening in response to an increase in the production of ethyl esters. Acetate esters predominated, comprising 50% to 80% of esters throughout maturation and ripening, indicating that the substrate acetyl-CoA may be at saturating levels for alcohol acyl transferase (AAT) at the final step of ester formation. Acetate feeding did not enhance ester production, although label from 13C-acetate was extensively incorporated into esters. The data are consistent with the action of multiple AAT isozymes differing in activity and substrate preference. Incorporation of labeled 13C-acetate into precursors of esters, alcohols, and acids, reflected ester biosynthesis via 1- and 2-carbon chain elongation pathways in ripening ‘Redchief Delicious’ apple fruit.

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