However, the
mechanism(s) by which the change in atmospheric composition
in containers is responsible for affecting ethylene production of
slices under MA at 5 C is not clear. For Odriozola-Serrano et al.
(2008), tomato slices stored in MAP (5 kPa O2 + 5 kPa CO2) at 5 C
exhibited a gradual increase in ethylene production during the first
7 days, after which the concentration remained unchanged.