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Is there a relationship between ethylene production of bananas ripened on the plant and the length of the fruit growth period prior to ripening onset?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2005

Marc Chillet ,
Colette Galas ,
Rose-Marie Gomez ,
Olivier Hubert ,
Philippe Julianus ,
Didier Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié  and
Bernard Fils-Lycaon
Marc Chillet
Affiliation:
CIRAD, Station de Neufchâteau, Sainte-Marie, 97130 Capesterre Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe, France
Colette Galas
Affiliation:
INRA-CRAG, URTPV, Domaine de Duclos, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
Rose-Marie Gomez
Affiliation:
INRA-CRAG, URTPV, Domaine de Duclos, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
Olivier Hubert
Affiliation:
CIRAD, Station de Neufchâteau, Sainte-Marie, 97130 Capesterre Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe, France
Philippe Julianus
Affiliation:
INRA-CRAG, URTPV, Domaine de Duclos, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
Didier Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié
Affiliation:
CIRAD, Station de Neufchâteau, Sainte-Marie, 97130 Capesterre Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe, France
Bernard Fils-Lycaon
Affiliation:
INRA-CRAG, URTPV, Domaine de Duclos, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
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Abstract

Introduction. A recent laboratory study demonstrated a negative correlation between the ethylene production of fruit during ripening and the length of their commercial life. The aim of our work was to determine whether there is a putative relationship between ethylene production of fruit during ripening and the length of the growth period before ripening. A positive answer would make this an important parameter for early selection in breeding programs. Materials and Methods. Four banana varieties representing a broad range of growth period lengths were studied. Ethylene biosynthesis was examined through ethylene productionand content in free 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC)—the immediate precursor of the hormone—during fruit development and ripening. Fruit ripening was totally achieved on the plant. Results. Ethylene production started to be detected at the breaker stage. It peaked at the “fully dark-yellow–extremities included” stage for all varieties. Two varieties, i.e., Sowmuk and IDN 110, presented the highest production levels [(26 and 19) µL ethylene·h–1·kg–1 of fresh weight at peak, respectively). Galéo and Grande Naine had lower ethylene yields. The two most productive varieties also presented a drastic increase in free ACC at ripening onset. Conclusion. There is no relationship between ethylene production of bananas ripened on the plant and the length of the fruit growth period prior to ripening onset.

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FranceMusa (bananas)fruitsdevelopmental stagesripeningethylene productionFranceMusa (bananes)fruitsstade de développementmaturationproduction d'éthylène
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Fruits , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , March 2005 , pp. 83 - 89
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© CIRAD, EDP Sciences

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