Effect of ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid) on the fruit ripening characters of rabbiteye blueberry |
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| Authors: | Takuya Ban Mihoko Kugishima Tsuneo Ogata Shuji Shiozaki Shosaku Horiuchi Hisafumi Ueda |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Kamihonjo, Matsue, Shimane 690-1102, Japan;2. Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Effect of ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid) application on rabbiteye blueberry fruit quality during the growth period was investigated. Ethephon treatment stimulated the decrement of titratable acidity, anthocyanin accumulation and fruit softening 4 days after treatment and the promoting effects continued through the investigation period. The ripening promotion effect of ethephon on total soluble solids content was observed only 8 days after treatment. Ethephon treatment did not affect the fruit enlargement during the investigation period. From these results, it is concluded that ethephon application for rabbiteye blueberry promote the fruit ripening, but the stimulatory effects of ethephon on fruit ripening were different in degree on each ripening characters. |
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| Keywords: | Anthocyanin Ethephon Fruit ripening Rabbiteye blueberry |
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