Ethylene Production, Respiration, &amp; Internal Gas Concentrations in Cantaloupe Fruits at Various Stages of Maturity

Lyons, Joseph; McGlasson, W. B.; Pratt, Harlan K.

doi:10.1104/pp.37.1.31

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“…(Source: Yokotani et al 2009) pericarp makuwa and several non-sweet pickling and cooking oriental melons. Harvested mature cantaloupe fruit of variety 'raticulatis' exhibited climacteric rise in respiration and ethylene during ripening (Lyons et al 1962). Some varieties of melons like 'cantalupensis' and 'reticulatus' produce high levels of ethylene, ripen rapidly and have short shelf-life.…”

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The fading distinctions between classical patterns of ripening in climacteric and non-climacteric fruit and the ubiquity of ethylene—An overview

2011

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The process of fruit ripening is normally viewed distinctly in climacteric and non-climacteric fruits. But, many fruits such as guava, melon, Japanese plum, Asian pear and pepper show climacteric as well as non-climacteric behaviour depending on the cultivar or genotype. Investigations on in planta levels of CO 2 and ethylene at various stages of fruits during ripening supported the role and involvement of changes in the rate of respiration and ethylene production in non-climacteric fruits such as strawberry, grapes and citrus. Non-climacteric fruits are also reported to respond to the exogenous application of ethylene. Comparative analysis of plant-attached and plant-detached fruits did not show similarity in their ripening behaviour. This disparity is being explained in view of 1. Hypothetical ripening inhibitor, 2. Differences in the production, release and endogenous levels of ethylene, 3. Sensitivity of fruits towards ethylene and 4. Variations in the gaseous microenvironment among fruits and their varieties. Detailed studies on genetic and inheritance patterns along with the application of '-omics' research indicated that ethylene-dependent and ethylene-independent pathways coexist in both climacteric and non-climacteric fruits. Auxin levels also interact with ethylene in regulating ripening. These findings therefore reveal that the classification of fruits based on climacteric rise and/or ethylene production status is not very distinct or perfect. However, presence of a characteristic rise in CO 2 levels and a burst in ethylene production in some non-climacteric fruits as well as the presence of system 2 of ethylene production point to a ubiquitous role for ethylene in fruit ripening.

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“…Some varieties of melons like 'cantalupensis' and 'reticulatus' produce high levels of ethylene, ripen rapidly and have short shelf-life. They have been categorized as climacteric fruits (Lyons et al 1962;Hadfield et al 1995). Other types such as 'inodorus' exhibit no auto-induced ethylene production and are slow-ripening.…”

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The fading distinctions between classical patterns of ripening in climacteric and non-climacteric fruit and the ubiquity of ethylene—An overview

2011

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“…A small peak of ethylene production was related to the initiation of softening and a larger increase associated with the climacteric (14). However, analysis of the ethylene evolution alone does not provide an adequate test for the physiologically active concentration of ethylene dissolved or adsorbed within the tissue (7). Therefore, the status of internal ethylene in Anjou pears during ripening and climacteric needs to be determined.…”

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Internal Ethylene Levels during Ripening and Climacteric in Anjou Pears

Wang¹,

Mellenthin²

1972

Plant Physiol.

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“…The attached fruits were enclosed within small glass tubes through which humidified air was metered. A gas sample was taken daily on the eighth hour of the 9-houir dark period, and the concentration of CO9 was measured by thermal conductivity gas chromatography (10). To determine the respiration rate of the attached fruit on a unit weight basis, the fruit weight was calculated from daily measurements of fruit length until the maximum length was attained, and the increasing weight after this was approximated from a growth study of comparable fruits.…”

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“…The concentration of ethylene in the effluent air was measured by flame ionization gas chromatography (10).…”

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Growth and Respiration Patterns of Snap Bean Fruits

Watada

Morris

1967

Plant Physiol.

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Sinimmary. The relationship of respiration and growth of seed, pericarp tissue and whole fruit of snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was studied. The whole fruit exhibited an apparent climacteric type of respiration pattern. This pattern resulted from an increase in CO,t prodIuction by the enlarging seed followed by a rapid decrease in CO, evolution by the pericarp tissue, and the pattern was not associated with any concomitant increase in ethylene production. Therefore, the apparent climacteric respiration pattern of a developing b,ean frulit is not comparable to the phenomenon that occurs in other ripening fruits.The respiration pattern of many horticultural fruits exhibits a climacteric about the time the fruit undergoes ripening (1,13,15). In a recent study (16) detached bean fruits did not show this phenomenon; however, morphological changes that occur late in development of the fruit could mask the climacteric. In most fruits which exhibit the climacteric, the processes of maturation of the seeds and the pericarp tissue occur simultaneouisly. In beans the seeds do not begin to enlarge until the pericarp tissue is almost completely developed (3, 5). Previous workers (5,7,11) found the pattern of fruit growth to be sigmoid and the enlargement of seeds to be initiated about the time the fruit attained nearly maximum length. Growth pattern of the seed was reported to be a sigmoidal type (5,9,11); however, Carr and Skene (3) pointed out that the seed size increases in 2 stages and called it "diauxic" growth, a pattern commonly known as the double sigmoid curve. The initial rates of these segments were determined by extrapolating from the settled rates to "zero" hour. The respiration rates of the extracted seeds decreased rapidly and continually during the first 24 hours. The immature seeds were discolored by this time, hence the measurements were not continued and the rates after 12 hours of holding were used as the best index for the initial rates of the seeds.The ethylene production of a few of the detached fruits was measured. The concentration of ethylene in the effluent air was measured by flame ionization gas chromatography (10).Respiration measurements were also made with fruits attached to the plants, which were grown in a chamber controlled to 9 hours of dark at 200 and 15 hours of light (3000 ft-c) at 250. The attached fruits were enclosed within small glass tubes through which humidified air was metered. A gas sample was taken daily on the eighth hour of the 9-houir 757 www.plantphysiol.org on May 11, 2018 -Published by Downloaded from

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Ethylene Production, Respiration, & Internal Gas Concentrations in Cantaloupe Fruits at Various Stages of Maturity

Cited by 93 publications

References 6 publications

The fading distinctions between classical patterns of ripening in climacteric and non-climacteric fruit and the ubiquity of ethylene—An overview

The fading distinctions between classical patterns of ripening in climacteric and non-climacteric fruit and the ubiquity of ethylene—An overview

Internal Ethylene Levels during Ripening and Climacteric in Anjou Pears

Growth and Respiration Patterns of Snap Bean Fruits

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