
handle: 11449/137187
Avaliou-se o efeito de reguladores vegetais aplicados em pré-colheita na qualidade pós-colheita de frutos de melão rendilhado ‘Galileo’ (Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus), armazenados em temperatura ambiente. As plantas foram tratadas no campo com os seguintes reguladores vegetais: T1– controle, T2– GA3 (ácido giberélico) a 100 mg L- 1 , T3– IBA (ácido indolilbutírico) a 100 mg L-1, T4– cinetina a 100 mg L-1 e T5– mistura de GA3 + IBA + cinetina a 5%, no início da fase reprodutiva. Os frutos foram colhidos (51 dias após a aplicação) e transportados ao Laboratório de Frutas e Hortaliças, pertencente ao Departamento de Gestão e Tecnologia Agroindustrial/UNESP, Botucatu, SP. Os frutos foram avaliados a cada 5 dias, durante 20 dias de armazenamento para a variável firmeza. As demais variáveis de qualidade foram analisadas no momento da colheita através de análises da atividade de pectinametilesterase (PME) e poligalacturonase (PG), sólidos solúveis (SS), açúcares totais (AT), acidez titulável (TA) e ratio (SS/TA) e, ainda, foram medidas a taxa de assimilação líquida de CO2 nas folhas (A) antes e após a aplicação. Nas condições em que o experimento foi realizado, os resultados mostraram que os tratamentos com ácido giberélico (T2) e a mistura de reguladores vegetais (T5), proporcionaram melhor conservação através da manutenção da firmeza. O tratamento T5 (GA3 + IBA + cinetina) mostrou maior atividade da PG durante o armazenamento, enquanto, a atividade de PME foi maior nos frutos tratados com auxina. Contudo, não houve correlação entre a atividade das enzimas e a perda de firmeza dos frutos. O teor de SS e açúcares totais foi influenciado negativamente pelo tratamento com auxina, assim como, a assimilação líquida de CO2, enquanto a acidez titulável e o ‘ratio’ não diferiram estatisticamente.
This work evaluated the effect of the pre-harvest application of plant growth regulators on the postharvest quality of ‘Galileo’ cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus) stored at room temperature. Plants were treated in the field with the following plant growth regulators: T1– control, T2– GA3 (gibberellic acid) 100 mg L-1, T3– IBA (indolebutyric acid) 100 mg L-1, T4– kinetin 100 mg L-1, and T5– GA3 + IBA + kinetin (5%) mixture at the beginning of the reproductive stage. Fruits were harvested (51 days after application) and transported to the Fruits and Vegetables Lab from the Department of Agroindustrial Technology and Management, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil. Fruits were evaluated at every five days during 20-day storage for firmness assessment. The remaining quality variables were analyzed at harvesting through analyses of pectinmethylesterase (PME) and polygalacturonase (PG) activities, besides soluble solids (SS), total sugars (TS), and titrable acidity (TA) and ratio (SS/TA). In addition, net CO2 assimilation rate (A) was measured in leaves before and after application. Gibberellic acid (T2) and the mixture of plant growth regulators (T5) led to a better fruit conservation through firmness maintenance. Also, T5 (GA3 + IBA + kinetin) increased PG activity during storage, whereas PME activity was higher in IBA-treated fruits. However, there was no correlation between enzymatic activity and fruit firmness loss. SS and TS levels besides net CO2 assimilation rate were negatively influenced by IBA treatment, whereas TA and ratio did not statistically differ.
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Pós-colheita, Enzimas, Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus, Postharvest, Enzymes
Pós-colheita, Enzimas, Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus, Postharvest, Enzymes
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