02671naa a2200457 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000250006024501240008526000090020950001520021852012850037065000130165565000150166865000120168365000180169565000230171365000080173665000170174465000110176165000070177265000260177965000140180565000230181965300100184265300240185265300220187665300180189865300160191665300120193265300210194465300350196565300120200065300120201265300230202465300150204765300230206270000170208570000220210277300890212411249942018-06-29       2008    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aMACHADO, F. L. de C.  aApplication of 1-methylcyclopropene, calcium chloride and calcium amino acid chelate on fresh-cut cantaloupe muskmelon.  c2008  aTítulo em português: Aplicação de 1-metilciclopropeno, cloreto de cálcio e quelato amino-cálcico em melão cantaloupe minimamente processado.  aThe objective of this work was to determine the effects of postharvest application of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and two calcium salts, applied individually or combined, on firmness and visual quality of fresh-cut muskmelon stored in air, for 18 days. Two sets of fruits, one of them exposed to 1-MCP at 300 nL L-1, were cut into cubes, dipped in deionized water, or in 1% Ca solutions as CaCl2, or in calcium amino acid chelate (Ca-chelate), placed in clamshell containers, and stored in air at 5±1oC and 90±5% RH, for 18 days. The assay was conducted using an entirely randomized design, with three replications, in a split plot array. Evaluation of visual appearance, color, flesh firmness, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, and pH was performed right after treatments, and every period of three days, up to eighteen days. Application of 1-MCP at 300 nL L-1, calcium chloride or Ca-chelate, or the combination 1-MCP and calcium, preserved initial freshness and reduced softening of the samples. Ca-chelate synergistically enhanced the effect of 1-MCP on firmness after nine days of storage, while calcium chloride improved firmness of the samples throughout storage. Ca-chelate may serve as an alternative for shelf life extension of cantaloupe fresh-cut muskmelon.  afirmness  ashelf life  astorage  aArmazenamento  aCloreto de Cálcio  aCor  aCucumis Melo  aMelão  aPh  aProcessamento Mínimo  aQualidade  aVida de Prateleira  a1-MCP  a1-metilciclopropeno  aAcidez titulável  aAmino-cálcio  aColoração  aFirmeza  afirmeza da polpa  aProduto minimamente processado  aquality  aQuelato  aSólidos solúveis  aVida útil  aVida-de-prateleira1 aALVES, R. E.1 aFIGUEIREDO, R. W.  tPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, DFgv. 43, n. 5, p. 569-574, maio 2008