
%0 Journal Article
%A Ku, V. V. V. 
%A Shohet, D. 
%A Wills, R. B. H. 
%A Kim, G. H. 
%T Importance of low ethylene levels to delay senescence of non-climacteric fruit and vegetables
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1999/05/17
%V 39
%N 2
%P 221-224
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA98123
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA98123 
%X The storage life of a range of non-climacteric fruit and vegetables was assessed during storage at ambient temperature (20&#x02DA;C) and low temperature (0&#8211;5&#x02DA;C) and ventilation with air containing ethylene over the range &#60;0.005&#8211;10 &#181;L/L. The storage life of Chinese cabbage and orange was found to be linearly extended with a logarithmic reduction in ethylene concentration. Across 23 kinds of produce, there was about a 60% extension in postharvest life when stored in &#60;0.005 &#181;L/L compared with 0.1 &#181;L/L, the commonly considered threshold level for ethylene action. It is suggested that the threshold level of ethylene action on non-climacteric produce is well below 0.005 &#181;L/L and that the level of ethylene that accumulates around produce in all commercial situations is always much greater than 0.005 &#181;L/L. Hence, any postharvest action that reduces the accumulation of ethylene around non-climacteric produce during marketing will result in an increase in postharvest life. 
