Maintaining the Quality of ‘Red Jonaprince’ Apples during Storage by 1-Methylcyclopropene Preharvest and Postharvest Treatment

Kazimierz Tomala, Dominika Guzek (), Dominika Głąbska, Maria Małachowska, Łukasz Widłak, Tomasz Krupa and Krystyna Gutkowska
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Kazimierz Tomala: Department of Pomology and Horticulture Economics, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Dominika Guzek: Department of Food Market and Consumer Research, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Dominika Głąbska: Department of Dietetics, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Maria Małachowska: Department of Pomology and Horticulture Economics, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Łukasz Widłak: Department of Pomology and Horticulture Economics, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Krupa: Department of Pomology and Horticulture Economics, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Krystyna Gutkowska: Department of Food Market and Consumer Research, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: ‘Red Jonaprince’ cultivar production is rapidly increasing; therefore, the interest in harvesting in various regions, as well as in improving and maintaining the quality of the apple, is also increasing. The aim of this study was to analyze the possibility of applying 1-MCP treatment in pre- and postharvest treatment for ‘Red Jonaprince’ apples for maintaining the quality of the apple after Ultra-Low Oxygen (ULO) storage. The studied apples were assessed in four groups: 0—control group without any specific treatment applied; group 1—1-MCP applied preharvest; group 2—1-MCP applied postharvest; group 3—1-MCP applied preharvest and postharvest. Measurements were conducted directly after 3, 5 and 6 months of ULO storage and additionally after 7 days of simulated distribution for each period of storage. The 24 groups obtained (four treatments × three storage periods × two simulated distribution periods) were evaluated for firmness, soluble solids content (SSC) and titratable acidity (TA). No statistically significant impact on the SSC of ‘Red Jonaprince’ for all groups was stated ( p > 0.05), while for the firmness and TA values, there was a statistically significant impact of applied treatment (ULO storage period and simulated distribution) ( p < 0.05). Longer ULO storage as well as longer simulated distribution were associated with decreasing firmness and decreasing TA of apples ( p < 0.05). For samples subjected to 1-MCP treatment postharvest and those subjected to 1-MCP treatment preharvest and postharvest combined, the apples in the majority of analyses were protected against decreasing firmness and decreasing TA. It may be concluded that postharvest 1-MCP treatment applied for ‘Red Jonaprince’ apples allows maintaining its quality parameters, including firmness and TA of fruits. Taking this into account, our recommendation is that the postharvest 1-MCP treatment should be sufficient, in order to avoid unreasonable management of 1-MCP, which is not justified to be applied preharvest, or preharvest and postharvest combined, for ‘Red Jonaprince’ apples.

Keywords: apples; ‘Red Jonaprince’; 1-MCP; storage; distribution; firmness; soluble solids content; titratable acidity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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