Fruits treated with 1-MCP alone also presented an elevated weight loss. MAP alone did prevent weight loss and had a slight effect in papayas color
development, however the fruits were soft at the very beginning of shelf-life. The combined การทรีต was synergistic in holding color development, external firmness, decreasing the percentage of weight loss of the papayas at least during 4 days at shelf-life conditions. And the combination of both technologies also presented a higher percentage of fruits with ideal firmness.