Respiration and ethylene production during ontogeny of fruit.
Akamine E. K., Goo T.
Author Affiliation: Hawaii University, Honolulu.
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 98 : 381-383
Abstract : Respiration (ml CO2/kg/h) decreased as fruits matured in mango cv. Haden, avocado and litchi cv. Kwai Mi. With ripening, a respiratory rise commenced in the climacteric mango and avocado, but not in the non-climacteric litchi. Ethylene ( mu l/mg/h) production in all species also fell as the fruit matured, became undetectable, then reappeared upon fruit ripening (mango and avocado) or senescence (litchi). The possible relationship between respiration and ethylene production in the ontogeny of fruit is discussed.