Abstract
)to reduce scald (the physiological disorder), and an equal number of non-treated apples were used as controls. The concentration of conjugated trienes (CTs) was determined and compared between the apparently healthy and damaged side of the same fruits. Sunscald, characterized by brown skin tissue, developed on the sunburnt side of the fruit, and superfi cial and senescent scald symptoms developed on the healthy side of the apple. A signifi cant and negative relationship between sunscald and scald were obtained in fruit treated with DPA. A low concentration of CT 281 was found on the sunburnt side of apples treated with DPA and 1-MCP. Application of 1-MCP and DPA controlled scald but not sunscald. DPA treatment resulted in better control of scald after 6 months of storage on fruit with moderate sunburn damage at the time of harvest.
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