Abstract
This study presents a comparison between tissues of treated and nontreated Bigarreau-Napoléon cherries using physiochemical and cytological tests. Ethephon provokes a cell wall destructuration greater in the mesocarp tissue than in the under-peduncular area. It consists of breakage or an enlargement of some cell walls with the formation of a hydrated pectin network. Ethephon induces a cell wall catabolism characteristic of a fast cell wall senescence.Key words: Ethephon, ethylene, Bigarreau-Napoléon cherries, cell wall alterations, mechanical harvest.
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