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Differential Efficacy of Postharvest Application of Ethylene Inhibitors on Storage Life and Nutritional Quality of Guava (cv. ‘Arka Mridula’)

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The study sought to investigate the effect of two low temperatures (8 °C ± 1 °C and 12 °C ± 1 °C) and various ethylene inhibitors (salicylic acid [SA], sodium nitroprusside [SNP] and 1‑methylcyclopropene [1-MCP]) on the storage life of guava cv. ‘Arka Mridula’. Hence freshly harvested mature green guava fruits were treated with ethylene inhibitors like SNP, SA and 1‑MCP. The fruit surface colour, texture, reduced respiration, and reduced ethylene rate along with biochemical parameters like total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid, total sugars, total phenols, total antioxidants, total flavonoids, and sensory quality were also high and better maintained throughout the storage period in 1‑MCP (500 ppb) treated fruits. A concentration-dependent effect on all the above attributes, which was significantly superior to control but inferior to 1‑MCP, was noticed due to SNP and SA treatments. Thus, 1‑MCP treatment combined with cold storage is a propitious way to extend the storage of guava and can be used to provide 1–2 weeks of extended marketability depending on the storage temperature, whereas synthesis inhibitors can be a second line of inhibitors to extend the post-harvest life of guava.

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The authors would like to acknowledge P.G. School, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India, for providing the Ph.D. fellowship for the first author. We also gratefully acknowledge ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, for providing Lab facilities.

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    A. J. Sachin, D. V. Sudhakar Rao, K. Ranjitha, C. K. Narayana, S. Vijay Rakesh Reddy & P. Preethi

  2. Division of Fruit Crops, ICAR Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake (PO), 560 089, Bangalore, India

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Sachin, A.J., Sudhakar Rao, D.V., Ranjitha, K. et al. Differential Efficacy of Postharvest Application of Ethylene Inhibitors on Storage Life and Nutritional Quality of Guava (cv. ‘Arka Mridula’). Applied Fruit Science 66, 215–227 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-023-00966-w

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