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The effect of methyl jasmonate on ethylene and l-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid production in apple fruits

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Biologia Plantarum

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Methyl jasmonate (JA-Me) at concentration of 0.5 % and 1.0 % in lanolin paste applied to the surface of postclimacteric apples cultivars McIntosh, Spartan, and Cortland inhibited ethylene production in slices of cortex with a skin cut to a depth of about 2 mm. The level of 1-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) was decreased in tissues of apples treated with methyl jasmonate. Methyl jasmonate stimulated ethylene production in preclimacteric apples cv. McIntosh.

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  1. Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, Pomologiczna 18, PL-96-100, Skierniewice, Poland

    M. Saniewski, J. Nowacki & E. Lange

  2. Research Institute of Vegetable Crops, 22 Lipca 3/5, PL-96-100, Skierniewice, Poland

    J. Czapski

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Saniewski, M., Czapski, J., Nowacki, J. et al. The effect of methyl jasmonate on ethylene and l-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid production in apple fruits. Biol Plant 29, 199–203 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876829

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