Abstract
SummaryLitchi fruits, green or just turning reddish, were dipped in an ethephon solution at 0, 1000, 2500 or 5000 mg for 5 min. Fruit ripening, as indicated by colour changes of the peel and in the chemical composition of the aril (flesh), was accelerated by all ethephon treatments. Ethephon treatments enhanced the level of anthocyanins, but reduced chlorophyll content. Total soluble solids, sugar and ascorbic acid in the fruits were significantly increased, while acidity was reduced, by all concentrations of ethephon. A dip at 2500 mg l−1 proved to be the optimum concentration for the uniform ripening of fruits turning red. Although green fruits responded similarly, fruit market quality was poor.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
All ethephon treatments accelerated litchi fruit ripening.
LitchiNot reportedComparator
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e0“Fruit ripening, as indicated by colour changes of the peel and in the chemical composition of the aril (flesh), was accelerated by all ethephon treatments.”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon enhanced anthocyanin level.
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Ethephon treatments enhanced the level of anthocyanins, but reduced chlorophyll content.”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon reduced chlorophyll content.
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e0“Ethephon treatments enhanced the level of anthocyanins, but reduced chlorophyll content.”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
All ethephon concentrations significantly increased fruit total soluble solids, sugar and ascorbic acid.
- Organ / stage
- fruitse0
- Treatment
- all concentrations of ethephone0
- Outcome
- Total soluble solids, sugar and ascorbic acide0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Total soluble solids, sugar and ascorbic acid in the fruits were significantly increased, while acidity was reduced, by all concentrations of ethephon.”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
All ethephon concentrations reduced fruit acidity.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Total soluble solids, sugar and ascorbic acid in the fruits were significantly increased, while acidity was reduced, by all concentrations of ethephon.”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
A 2500 mg l−1 dip was optimal for uniform ripening of turning-red fruit.
- Organ / stage
- fruits turning rede0
- Treatment
- dip at 2500 mg l−1e0
- Outcome
- uniform ripeninge0
- Direction
- optimume0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A dip at 2500 mg l−1 proved to be the optimum concentration for the uniform ripening of fruits turning red.”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
Green fruit responded similarly to ethephon.
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Although green fruits responded similarly, fruit market quality was poor.”
t0“litchi”
Claim · model-written summary
Green fruit had poor market quality.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Although green fruits responded similarly, fruit market quality was poor.”
t0“litchi”
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