Effect of 1-MCP on storage quality and the mechanism involved in ethylene signal transduction in a new early-maturing apple variety ‘Taihangzaohong’ fruits during cold storage

Authors

  • Shasha Zhou College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, China
  • Jia Li College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, China
  • Baoying Yin College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, China
  • Xueying Zhang College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, China
  • Jizhong Xu College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2022.095.009

Abstract

1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) can reduce the rate of fruit softening and prolong storage time. In this study, the fruit of a new early-maturing apple variety, ‘Taihangzaohong’, was treated with air (control), 2 μL/L 1-MCP, 100 μL/L ethylene (C 2H4) or 2 μL/L 1-MCP +100 μL/L C2H4 for 24 hours and then stored at 4 °C for 70 days. The postharvest physiological indices and the expression of 13 genes related to ethylene biosynthesis and signal transduction were monitored every 10 days. The results showed that 1-MCP can delay the softening rate and maintain the fruit quality of this early-maturing apple variety by reducing ethylene production by reducing the expression of MdACO1, MdACO2, and MdACS1, as well as by preventing ethylene signal transduction by decreasing the expression of MdETR2 and MdERS1 and increasing the expression of MdCTR1. Understanding the significant changes in these genes and their functions may help us explore the mechanisms controlling apple fruit softening and its response to exogenous 1-MCP and ethylene stimuli, as well as inhibition at the receptor level during ripening and senescence.

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Published

2022-05-18

Issue

Vol. 95 (2022): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Section

Plant food chemistry

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