Ethylene treatment of "Maekawa-Jiro" persimmon affects peel characteristics and consequently, enables boil-peeling.

ABSTRACT: In a previous study, we reported that ethylene treatment facilitated boil-peeling in persimmons and in several other fruits; however, the mechanism underlying the facilitating effect of ethylene was not examined in detail. Thus, in this study, we investigated the effect of ethylene treatment on the peel characteristics of persimmons, that facilitated boil-peeling, using chemical, genomic, and histochemistry analyses. The results of the study showed that the ethylene-related genes, DK-ACS1 and DK-ACO2, and the pectinase-active gene DKPG were not expressed, even though a minor increase in ethylene generation was observed after ethylene treatment. Conversely, significant accumulation of toluidine blue O and ruthenium red dyes were observed in the sarcocarp and exocarp of

SUBMITTER: Murakami S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8116869 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature