For example, in mature green apricot (Prunus armeniaca) fruit, which is climacteric, 1-MCP had no effect on the increase of the concentrations of phytoene, phytofluene and β-carotene ( Marty et al., 2005) while 1-MCP prevented the increase in lycopene and β-carotene concentrations in the climacteric papaya fruit (Carica papaya; Fabi et al., 2007) and total carotenoids in the climacteric tomato (Moretti et al., 2002) and dragon fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus;Deaquiz et al., 2014).