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THE EFFECTS OF LOW OXYGEN STORAGE ON ASCORBIC ACID CONTENTS AND PREHARVEST AMINOETHOXYVINYLGLYCINE AND POSTHARVEST 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE ON FRUIT QUALITY FACTORS

dc.contributor.authorTsai, Shih-Ding
dc.contributor.chairWatkins, Christopher Brian
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGoddard, Julie M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-20T20:34:40Z
dc.date.available2021-12-20T20:34:40Z
dc.date.issued2021-08
dc.description112 pages
dc.description.abstractThe ‘Gala’ apple is susceptible to development of a physiological storage disorder, stem end flesh browning (SEFB). A non-destructive meter that assesses chlorophyll content as an IAD value has been used as a way of better defining fruit maturity within a population of fruit to investigate: 1. the effects of low oxygen storage on ascorbic acid (AsA) contents and fruit quality factors, and 2. the effects of preharvest aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) and postharvest 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on fruit quality. 0.5% oxygen maintained fruit quality better than 2%. Peel tissues had the highest AsA both at harvest and during storage, while calyx tissues were highest among flesh tissues. AVG delayed fruit maturation, increased storage quality, and decreased SEFB incidence but not consistently reduced fruit to fruit variation. 1-MCP increased SEFB incidence. IAD value may be a useful indicator for determining risk of the incidence of SEFB but not as a consistent quality index after storage.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/hdws-vt93
dc.identifier.otherTsai_cornell_0058O_11208
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:11208
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/110469
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP)
dc.subjectaminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG)
dc.subjectIAD value
dc.subjectstem end flesh browning (SEFB)
dc.subject‘Gala’ apple
dc.titleTHE EFFECTS OF LOW OXYGEN STORAGE ON ASCORBIC ACID CONTENTS AND PREHARVEST AMINOETHOXYVINYLGLYCINE AND POSTHARVEST 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE ON FRUIT QUALITY FACTORS
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplineHorticulture
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Science
thesis.degree.nameM.S., Horticulture

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