Low Temperature Increases Ethylene Sensitivity in Actinidia chinensis ?Rainbow Red? Kiwifruit

Premature softening during low-temperature storage is a major issue in the red kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch.) cultivar ?Rainbow Red?. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of low temperature on ethylene sensitivity in this cultivar. We demonstrate how ethylene preconditioning at 4?C and 25?C interacted with more rapidly ripening at the lower temperature in ?Rainbow Red? kiwifruit. The expression of ripening-related genes ACS1, ACO3, EIL4, ERF14, and PGB was at the basal level during ethylene preconditioning at 4?C and 25?C, and rapidly increased with ethylene treatment following ripening. These results suggest that low-temperature storage enhances ethylene sensitivity in ?Rainbow Red?. Complete list of authors and sources Satoru Murakami, Yoshinori Ikoma, Masamichi YanoThe Horticulture Journal (formerly Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science - JJSHS) Volume 83 (2014) No. 4 p. 322-326 Abstract Picture is by shizuokagourmet.com (the red kiwi on the left side) Key wordsPoscosecha??????? postcosecha????? postharvest?????? na-oes? ?????????????? ?????????????????????? post-r?colte????? ???? ?? ??????????????????????????????????????? na-oogst???????????? post-raccolta???? Obr?bka po?????? p?s-colheita????? ???????????????????????? hasat sonras????? ??????????????? Ernte???? ????????????????????????? ???? ?????????????????? postcollita?????????? poskliz?ov頠???? ?????? ????????????????? ??????????????? nakon branja???? pozberov頠?????????????????????? obdelovanje zemlje po??????????????? post-colleita????? ??????????????? pascapanen??????????????? ?il?onn postharvest??????? ????????????? p?c ra?as???????????? derliaus apdirbimas polepas tuai??????????? ??????????? post-recoltare???????????? ?????? ?????? ???????????????????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????????????????? sau thu ho?ch??????????????? ?????????????????????????????? zangemva kwenkathi yokuvuna????????????????????????????? Kiwi???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????? ???????????? kivo?????????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????? kivi???????? ????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?