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Ethylene production and growth of Botrytis cinerea in kiwifruit as influenced by temperature and low oxygen storage.

Author(s) : NIKLIS N. D., THANASSOULOPOULOS C. C., SFAKIOTAKIS E. M.

Summary

Kiwifruit stored at 0, 5 or 10 deg C produced significant amounts of ethylene 20-30 days after inoculation with B. cinerea while only trace amounts were detected in healthy controls. In another experiment in which inoculated fruits were exposed to a range of temperature (-2, -1, 0, 5, 10, 20 or 30 deg C), low temperature reduced ethylene production and softening of fruit. Infection was delayed for about 24-48 days and fungal growth rates were reduced at 0, -1 and -2 deg C compared with higher temperatures. Storage of the inoculated kiwifruit at low oxygen concentration (1%) and 0 deg C strongly reduced the growth rate of the fungus and ethylene production.

Details

  • Original title: Ethylene production and growth of Botrytis cinerea in kiwifruit as influenced by temperature and low oxygen storage.
  • Record ID : 1994-3552
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1992/04/05
  • Source: Source: Proc. int. Botrytis Symp., Heraklion/Pudoc sci. Publ.
    113-118; 9 ref.

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