0900 cherry ziraat storage of modified atmosphere packaging and application of type 1-methylcyclopropene and shelf life effects

In this research, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) as standart commercial treatment, combination with consumerumer size trays (T) MAP + 500 g T, and 1- Methylcyclopropene combinations with both treatments as MAP + 1- MCP and MAP + 1- MCP + 500 g T were compared during storage and shelf life of sweet cherry cv. 0900 Ziraat. Fruits were hydrocooled after harvest and diveded into mentioned treatmenst. Treatments were stored at 0 ºC, 90- 95 % relative humidity conditions for 35 days and subsequently they were waited at 20 ºC 2 days for shelf life evaluation. Quality analyses were done weekly intervals. Weight loses, TSS, elasticity, total decay, L*, a*, b*, C*, pH and antioxidant amounts were increased where as there were decrease in stem chlorphyl, T, and hº. The amount of total phenolic components were preserved. As a result, MAP and MAP + 500 g T were maintained fruit quality equal as MAP + 1- MCP and MAP + 500g T + 1- MCP. Key Words: MAP, 1-MCP, 0900 Ziraat, Sweet Cherry, Storage