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Effect of Abscisic Acid on Banana Fruit Ripening in Relation to the Role of Ethylene
Authors:Yueming Jiang  Daryl C Joyce  Andrew J Macnish
Institution:(1) South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P R China, CN;(2) Postharvest Technology Group, Silsoe College, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4DT, UK, GB;(3) School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland, Gatton College, Qld 4345, Australia, AU
Abstract:Abstract The role of abscisic acid (ABA) in banana fruit ripening was examined with the ethylene binding inhibitor, 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). ABA (0, 10−5, 10−4, or 10−3 mol/L) was applied by vacuum infiltration into fruit. 1-MCP (1 μL/L) was applied by injecting a measured volume of stock gas into sealed glass jars containing fruit. Fruit ripening, as judged by ethylene evolution and respiration associated with color change and softening, was accelerated by 10−4 or 10−3 mol/L ABA. ABA at 10−5 mol/L had no effect. The acceleration of ripening by ABA was greater at 10−3 mol/L than at 10−4 mol/L. ABA-induced acceleration of banana fruit ripening was not observed in 1-MCP treated fruit, especially when ABA was applied after exposure to 1-MCP. Thus, ABA's promotion of ripening in intact banana fruit is at least partially mediated by ethylene. Exposure of ABA-treated fruit to 0.1 μL/L ethylene for 24 h resulted in increased ethylene production and respiration, and associated skin color change and fruit softening. Control fruit (no ABA) was unresponsive to similar ethylene treatments. The data suggest that ABA facilitates initiation and progress in the sequence of ethylene-mediated ripening events, possibly by enhancing the sensitivity to ethylene. Received 29 January 1999; accepted 16 January 2000
Keywords:: Abscisic acid  Banana  Ethylene  1-methylcyclopropene  Respiration  Ripening  
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