Controls showed an increase in TSS, which was delayed by 1-MCP treatment, while ethephon had no effect (Fig. 1B). At harvest the pulp colour was light cream. After 4 days of storage at 25 °C the pulp was dark yellow. In controls the L* value ( Fig. 2A) and hue value (Fig. 2C) of the pulp decreased while the b* value ( Fig. 2B) increased. These effects were delayed by the 1-MCP treatment and were not affected by the ethephon treatment.