Short communication Qualitative changes in pepino fruits following preharvest applications of ethephon
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Ethephon sprayed directly onto pepino fruits (Solanum muricatum Ait., Chilean clone CH8) at 1920 mg lÿ1 advanced colour changes and therefore earliness of the crop. Colour changes evaluated with a HunterLab colorimeter occurred more quickly in ethephon-treated fruits in which a*/b* ratio changed soon after treatment and reached the highest values in treated fruits. Among four visually classified maturity groups, differences in some qualitative parameters (a*, a*/b*, soluble solids, taste and carbohydrate contents) were found, but not between control and treated fruits. There was no significant loss of flavour or other measured quality parameters in earlier-harvested ethephontreated fruit. # 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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