Application of an aqueous solution of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) ([S]-trans-2-amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic acid hydrochloride) to the locular surface of excised 1 cm diameter × 4 mm thick pericarp discs of pre-climacteric, maturegreen tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., cv. Castlemart) fruit significantly reduced both ethylene and protein biosynthesis in a log-linear fashion. Exposu...

The characteristics of fruit ripening and expression of ripening-related genes were investigated in epi, an ethylene overproduction mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). The epi produces apparently more ethylene than its wild type VFN8 at every stage of vegetative and fruit growth and ripening; compared to VFN8, the epi fruit showed higher CO2 evolution, faster descending of chlorop...

Evidence obtained on the relation between the pH of the medium and the growth of intact stem sections is compatible with the acid-growth theory only if the proton conductance of the cuticle is so low that the cuticle is an effective barrier to the entry or exit of protons from the tissue. By measuring the rate at which protons cross frozen-thawed epidermal strips of sunflower (Helianthus annuus...

Tomat (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) merupakan salah satu komoditas hasil pertanian yang berpotensi multiguna dan termasuk komersial bernilai ekonomis tinggi. Nilai konsumsi dari buah tomat dapat ditingkatkan lagi dengan mengolah menjadi manisan. Manisan jenis makanan ringan biasanya menggunakan gula pasir sebagai bahan pemanis untuk memperoleh tingkat kekerasan cukup stabil. dibuat manisan ke...