Abstract
Granny Smith apples grown in Western Australia are highly susceptible to the physiological disorders bitter pit and superficial scald, after short periods of storage. Granny Smith apples were held in sealed polyethylene bags with and without an ethylene absorbent Purafil (potassium permanganate on aluminium oxide). In two seasons the ethylene levels were markedly reduced with the use of potassium permanganate while the severity of bitter pit and superficial scald were also reduced. These effects of ethylene removal may be due to the delaying of fruit senescence.
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