Effects of ozone exposure on ‘golden’ papaya fruit by photoacoustic phase-resolved method : physiological changes associated with carbon dioxide and ethylene emission rates during ripening.
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2011
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This work addresses the effects of ozone activity on the physiology of ‘Golden’ papaya
fruit. Depth profile analysis of double-layer biological samples was accomplished using the
phase-resolved photoacoustic spectroscopy. The feasibility of the method was demonstrated by
singling out the spectra of the cuticle and the pigment layers of papaya fruit. The same approach
was used to monitor changes occurring on the fruit during ripening when exposed to ozone. In
addition, one has performed real time studies of fluorescence parameters and the emission rates of
carbon dioxide and ethylene. Finally, the amount of pigments and the changes in waxy cuticle have
been monitored. Results indicate that a fruit deliberately subjected to ozone at a level of 6 ppmv
underwent ripening sooner (at least 24-48 h) than a fruit stored at ambient conditions. Moreover,
ozone caused a reduction in the maximum quantum yield of photosynthetic apparatus located
within the skin of papaya fruit. VC 2011 American Institute of Physics.
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CORRÊA, S. F. et al. Effects of ozone exposure on ‘golden’ papaya fruit by photoacoustic phase-resolved method: physiological changes associated with carbon dioxide and ethylene emission rates during ripening. Journal of Applied Physics, v. 109, p. 114701, 2011. Disponível em: <http://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.3592353>. Acesso em: 28 jul. 2017.