Effects of Ethylene and 1-Methylcyclopropene on the Quality of Sweet Potato Roots during Storage: A Review

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is served as an important root crop worldwide due to its high yield, strong adaptability and nutrient richness. has played a significant role in ensuring food security family income opportunities for local populations China years of experience. The storage roots, which provide abundant nutrition health benefits people, are the mainly harvested consumed parts sweet potato. However, after harvest, physiological disorders, such sprouting, mechanical injury infectious postharvest diseases, increase magnitude quality decline nutritional compound losses. Ethylene 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) were considered be effective commercial treatments postharvest. Exogenous ethylene 1-MCP treatment could successfully inhibit sprouts reduce rot decay without affecting This review aims summarize latest available information on effects with respect enhancing or impairing quality. A better understanding influence parameters will useful further explore mechanisms action regulating roots contributions technological development innovation.