1-MCP (1-methylcyclopropene) Treatment Protocol for Fruit or Vegetables

Gamrasni  Dan; Goldway  Martin; Stern  Yosi; Breitel  Dario; Aharoni  Asaph

doi:10.21769/BioProtoc.2278

Bio-Protocol (May 2017)

1-MCP (1-methylcyclopropene) Treatment Protocol for Fruit or Vegetables

Gamrasni Dan,
Goldway Martin,
Stern Yosi,
Breitel Dario,
Aharoni Asaph

Affiliations

Gamrasni Dan: Fruit Storage Research Laboratory, Israel Fruit Growers’ Association, Kiryat Shmona, IsraelTel Hai Academic College, Tel Hai, Israel, Migal Institute, Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Goldway Martin: Tel Hai Academic College, Tel Hai, IsraelMigal Institute, Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Stern Yosi: RIMI, Petah Tikva, Israel
Breitel Dario: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Aharoni Asaph: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.2278
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 10

Abstract

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1-MCP (1-methylcyclopropene) is a simple synthetic hydrocarbon molecule that interacts with the ethylene receptor and inhibits the response of fruit or plant to ethylene. 1-MCP has opened new opportunities in handling harvested crops and serves as a powerful tool to learn about plant response to ethylene (Watkins and Miller, 2006). 1-MCP is manufactured by Agrofresh and known by its commercial name SmartfreshSM.

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ISSN: 2331-8325 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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