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Water-soaked symptom of 'Andesu' netted melon fruit does not develop under anaerobic nitrogen atmospheres during ripening

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'Andesu' netted melon fruits (Cucumismelo. L.) were ventilated with pure nitrogen or air for 12 days from35 to 47 DAA or 6 days from 47 to 53 DAA (ripe and over-ripe stages,respectively). Exposure to anaerobic nitrogen atmosphere resulted in higheracetaldehyde and ethanol concentrations, while lower sucrose concentration wasrecorded in the mesocarp compared with air-ventilated fruit. However,water-soaked symptom was not developed under anaerobic nitrogen atmospheres,suggesting that the formation of water-soaking mesocarp tissue does not resultfrom increased alcoholic fermentation and/or decreased soluble sugaraccumulation in the flesh. Anaerobic nitrogen atmospheres also resulted in lowethylene production, high flesh firmness, and inhibition of depolymerisation ofpolyuronides and non-cellulosic neutral sugars in the cell walls. Theimportanceof increased intercellular spaces and membrane permeability on the developmentof water-soaked symptom was suggested.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, 997-8555, Japan

    Takashi Nishizawa, Akiko Tamura, Shino Mitsuzuka & Toshiyuki Aikawa

  2. Yamagata Sand Dune Agricultural Experimental Station, Sakata, 998-0112, Japan

    Masahiro Togashi

  3. Faculty of Agriculture & Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan

    Yoshie Motomura

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Nishizawa, T., Tamura, A., Mitsuzuka, S. et al. Water-soaked symptom of 'Andesu' netted melon fruit does not develop under anaerobic nitrogen atmospheres during ripening. Plant Growth Regulation 38, 7–14 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020956512115

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