Abstract
Abstract Tomato fruit were gassed with either ethylene from a pressurized gas cylinder or ethylene containing effluent from a catalytic generator. The liquid used in the catalytic generator contained ethanol and several other compounds. The gaseous effluent emitted by the generator contained a variety of compounds besides ethylene, probably ethers and alcohols. Tomato colour changes during ripening showed more variation after treatment with generator effluent than cylinder ethylene in two out of three experiments. However, the mean colour rating was not significantly different between the two treatments. The combined results of two taste panels, showed that the panelists could distinguish a treatment difference. Comments from the panelists indicated no preference for one treatment over the other.
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