Fruit were monitored by periodic measurement of
ripening
rate, firmness and peel color on a minimum of fifteen
fingers.
The best 1-MCP concentrationwas determined as 400 nL L
.
Secondly,
three groups of fruit were treated with 0, 50, 100 mL L
ethephon respectively for 1 min, followed by the optimized 1-MCP
treatment,
and then stored at 25 1
C.