Abstract
ABSTRACTDaminozide was applied at 2.2, 4.5, 6.7 or 9.0 kg/ha to ‘Top Red Delicious’ apple trees 86 days after full bloom the first year and at 2.2, 3.4 or 4.5 kg/ha, 80 days after full bloom the second year. At commercial harvest, after 2 and 4 months regular cold storage, and after 6 and 10 months of controlled atmosphere (CA) storage apples were evaluated for carbon dioxide, ethylene production, flesh firmness, external color, soluble solids, acids, subjective appearance and daminozide residue. Ethylene production was reduced as daminozide application was increased. Delay in onset of the climacteric ranged from 3 to 21 days depending on chemical rate used. Firmness, red color, acids, subjective appearance and number of days to reach climacteric were significantly improved by all rates of daminozide. Quality differences due to daminozide were evident following both types of storage. Daminozide residues were directly related to rate and did not dissipate during storage. There was no detectable daminozide carry‐over in fruit from year to year.
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