TY - JOUR
T1 - Hayward kiwifruits and Plant Growth Regulators
T2 - Detection and effects in post-harvest studied by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Scanning Electron Microscopy
AU - Taglienti, Anna
AU - Sequi, Paolo
AU - Cafiero, Caterina
AU - Cozzolino, Sara
AU - Ritota, Mena
AU - Ceredi, G.
AU - Valentini, Massimiliano
PY - 2011/5/15
Y1 - 2011/5/15
N2 - We used Magnetic Resonance Imaging spectroscopy to reveal the use of two Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs), i.e. cytokinin and auxin, on Hayward kiwifruits, at any stage of cultivation, and post-harvest ripening and storage. The internal morphology was non-destructively determined in order to depict structural features related to hormones treatments and we found that T 2-weighted MRI images showed different internal tissue organisations depending upon the use and the type of PGR. Transverse relaxation times allowed the recognition of cytokinin-treated samples, whilst image analysis was used to identify auxin-treated kiwifruits. We also exploited the post-harvest conditions, i.e. normal refrigeration and controlled atmosphere, on PGRs treated kiwifruits, and found that auxin shortened the shelf-life, with normal refrigeration exerting a stronger effect. The kiwifruit pulp was also investigated by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy, highlighting significant differences at a cellular level amongst treatments, in terms of pore size and vacuoles number, both probably playing a fundamental role in the evaporation activity.
AB - We used Magnetic Resonance Imaging spectroscopy to reveal the use of two Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs), i.e. cytokinin and auxin, on Hayward kiwifruits, at any stage of cultivation, and post-harvest ripening and storage. The internal morphology was non-destructively determined in order to depict structural features related to hormones treatments and we found that T 2-weighted MRI images showed different internal tissue organisations depending upon the use and the type of PGR. Transverse relaxation times allowed the recognition of cytokinin-treated samples, whilst image analysis was used to identify auxin-treated kiwifruits. We also exploited the post-harvest conditions, i.e. normal refrigeration and controlled atmosphere, on PGRs treated kiwifruits, and found that auxin shortened the shelf-life, with normal refrigeration exerting a stronger effect. The kiwifruit pulp was also investigated by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy, highlighting significant differences at a cellular level amongst treatments, in terms of pore size and vacuoles number, both probably playing a fundamental role in the evaporation activity.
KW - Kiwifruits
KW - MRI
KW - Non-destructive analysis
KW - Post-harvest quality
KW - SEM
KW - Synthetic hormones
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U2 - 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.11.050
DO - 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.11.050
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650354192
SN - 0308-8146
VL - 126
SP - 731
EP - 736
JO - Food Chemistry
JF - Food Chemistry
IS - 2
ER -