and third day therewas no significant difference between 0.4 and
0.6gm−3 1-MCP treatments; a significant difference was observed
between these treatments in the fifth day. Ethylene productionwas
minimized by applying 1-MCP at 0.4 gm−3. Ethylene production
by control leaves was four-fold higher than by leaves treated with
0.4gm−3 1-MCP at the 3rd and 5th days of shelf-life.