Antioxidant Potential and Storage Stability of Sweet Cherries (Prunus Avium L.) Depending on the Use of 1- Methylcyclopropene

Antioxidant Potential and Storage Stability of Sweet Cherries (Prunus Avium L.) 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Depending on the Use of 1- Methylcyclopropene Dorota Wichrowska, Andrzej Wolan, Tim Malefyt This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6546955/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 14 Mar, 2026 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted 10 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Plant growth regulator 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) delays the ripening of many climacteric fruits and vegetables. However, the effect of 1-MCP has been studied to a lesser extent on non-climacteric fruit, showing variable results in delaying their ripening. In the present experiment the effects of using different doses: 1, 2, 4 uL of 1-MCP per liter in the form of Vidre + stickers (Fresh Inset) compared to control (without 1-MCP) on the quality parameters and shelf life of cv. Kordia and Regina was evaluated. One Liter clamshells of freshly picked sweet cherries were placed into a plastic bag for 24 hours. After that, all clamshells were placed into a storage chamber (2–3°C, 90–95% relative air humidity). The best results in terms of weight loss, stem browning, firmness and fruit quality after storage was obtained with samples treated with 1-MCP. Similar relationships were obtained with regard to the concentration of Vitamin C, total polyphenols, anthocyanins and the antioxidant activity FRAP. Biological sciences/Biochemistry Biological sciences/Plant sciences Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Introduction Sweet cherries ( Prunus avium L.) are a premium product with high market prices, whose seasonality is increasing in the face of global climate change. These fruits are highly appreciated for their excellent organoleptic properties and are also rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant properties, mainly phenols and ascorbic acid, which are responsible for their beneficial effects on health, i.e. anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial and anticancer properties, and also cardiovascular and neuroprotective effects 1 – 8 . Moreover, an increasing percentage of consumers pay attention to aspects related to the sustainable development of the entire production chain in terms of the balance between resource input and crop efficiency, environmental impact, nutritional value of products 9 . As reported by FAO 10 , more than 460 million tons of fruits and vegetables go to waste every year. Much of this fresh produce waste occurs due to quality loss in the supply chain. Therefore, resources used to produce the food and ship the food are wasted for every kilo of produce that is never eaten. Therefore, wasted food is an important contributor to wasted resources causing harm to our natural environment and an economic drain on state budgets and households. The development of technologies that enable longer preservation of fruit freshness is the subject of interest of many scientific and research centers. The goal for any sustainable technology for produce should be to reduce this waste and improve shelf life to allow for safe distribution, sale and storage of food all the way to the consumer's home. Sweet cherry has become one of the most important non-climacteric fruits worldwide. Anon-climacteric fruit is one that does not continue to ripen after harvesting 11 – 12 . However, after harvesting it can age, soften and decay due to respiratory activity and other physical and environmental factors which can shorten post-harvest lifespan 13 . Cherry spoilage includes softening of the flesh followed by skin color change and bruising, browning of the stem, dehydration of the fruit and loss of acidity 14 – 17 . Unlike other fruits, there are unique aspects cherry fruit aging 18 . Failure to comply with the recommended storage requirements leads to loss of taste, darkening of the skin of the fruit, browning of the stalks and decay caused by common plant pathogens, in particular Monilinia laxa , Botrytis cinerea 19 – 20 , Alternaria alternat , Penicillium expansum , Rhizopus stolonifera and Cladosporium spp. 21 . It has been widely recognized that preserving cherries for fresh consumption, even for short periods of time, requires very sophisticated techniques that include rapid removal of heat from the field after harvest and low temperatures throughout the distribution chain. In addition, keeping cherries firm is a key quality factor to consider during transportation 22 . It is well known that fruit softening is partly regulated by ethylene 23 – 28 ; however, the effect of exogenous ethylene on non-climacteric fruit remains unclear. It is well known that the plant growth regulator 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) delays the ripening of many fruits and vegetables during the climacteric period 29 . However, the effects of 1-MCP have been studied to a lesser extent on non-climacteric fruits, showing variable effects of slowing post-harvest ripening. Therefore, the aim of the work is to present the possibility of reducing food losses and waste through the use of an innovative technology that extends the shelf life of selected sweet cherry varieties through the use of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). The application, in the form of a sticker from which 1-MCP is gradually released, does not have to be used in a closed warehouse or cold store. This new technology means that 1-MCP can be used to extend the freshness of many highly perishable fruits and vegetables, including those transported immediately after harvest from the packhouse or field directly to retailers. Results and discussion Weight loss and fruit firmness during storage Weight loss and firmness were two important predictors of vegetable shelf life, and softening was one of the most ethylene-sensitive ripening processes 30 . Both varieties of sweet cherries were characterized by good shelf life, measured, among others, by the amount of weight loss, firmness, color of the stems and fruit quality in the planned period of storage, i.e. 21 days. Figure 1 shows and Table 1 present that cultivar and 1-MCP dose had significant (p < 0.05) effect on weight loss of sweet cherries. Regina varieties showed significantly lower weight loss during storage than Kordia varieties. Weight loss of storage samples was 31.6% lower in the fruit treated with 1-MCP compared to the fruit without the application of 1-MCP. This can be attributed to the function of ethylene in regulating the metabolic activity associated with softening and weight loss 31 – 32 . Similar effects of 1-MCP on delaying the softening and maintaining fruit weight have been observed for tomato, avocado, kiwifruit and apple 30 , 33 – 35 . Table 1 Weight loss (%) after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After 1 day After 3 days After 6 days After 9 days After 13 days After 17 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 1.44 a 3.34 a 4.41a 5.37 a 5.58 a 6.60 a 7.98 a 1 ppm 0.22 b 1.75 d 2.76 b 3.71 d 4.19 c 4.94 d 6.45 b 2 ppm 0.22 b 2.03 b 2.85 c 4.08 c 4.70 b 5.50 b 5.94 c 4 ppm 0.18 c 1.86 c 2.71b 4.43 b 4.59 b 5.25 c 5.87 c Cultivar Kordia 1.44 A 1.58 B 3.20 A 5.20 A 5.55 A 6.26 A 7.52 A Regina 0.75 B 2.91 A 3.17 A 3.59 B 3.97 B 4.88 B 5.60 B Mean 0.51 2.25 3.18 4.40 4.76 5.57 6.56 a, b, c, d, A, B. Means noted with the same letter in column are not significantly different (p < 0.05). LSD—least significant difference. In the following days of storage, the weight loss was the lowest after application 1-MCP (Table 1 ). The smallest weight losses after 21 days of storage were in the samples treated with 2 and 4 ppm 1-MCP (5.94 and 5.87%), the largest losses in untreated sweet cherries (7.98%). Table 2 Firmness [N] after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After 1 day After 3 days After 6 days After 9 days After 13 days After 17 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 3.22 a 3.21 a 3.20 b 3.18 c 3.18 d 3.15 c 3.14 c 1 ppm 3.22 a 3.21 a 3.21 a 3.20 b 3.19 c 3.18 b 3.18 b 2 ppm 3.22 a 3.21 a 3.21 a 3.20 b 3.20 b 3.18 b 3.18 b 4 ppm 3.22 a 3.21 a 3.21 a 3.21 a 3.21 a 3.20 a 3.20 a Cultivar Kordia 3.16 B 3.16 B 3.16 B 3.14 B 3.14 B 3.12 B 3.12 B Regina 3.27 A 3.26 A 3.26 A 3.25 A 3.25 A 3.23 A 3.23 A Mean 3.22 3.21 3.21 3.19 3.19 3.17 3.17 Fruit firmness is a critical fruit quality parameter for consumers, where consumers prefer firm rather than soft fruit 36 . However fruit firmness often changes during storage and shipping. The mechanism for sweet cherry fruit softening is not clear, indeed it is not always consistent that fruit always softens during storage and marketing. The phenomenon of fruit softening during storage is contentious 20 (Zoffoli et al., 2017). Excessive softening is described as a common problem during long-term storage in some cultivars, but varies depending on the season 37 . Studies on the effect of 1-MCP on maintaining the firmness of cherries are few and rather contradictory 38 – 40 . In present study instrumental methods were used to characterize the physical characteristics of the fruit - the force needed to pierce the fruit with a pin was measured and the deformation of the fruit under the action of compressive force was measured. The results showed that the use of 1-MCP had a beneficial effect on maintaining fruit firmness (Fig. 2 ). Cultivar Regina was better in terms of the tested feature than cultivar Kordia (Table 2 ). Significantly, the best results in firmness after storage were obtained in samples treated with 4 uL of 1-MCP per liter (Table 2 ). 1-MCP has been reported to delay softening avocado, custard apple, mango and papaya 41 . Fruit quality Quality is an elusive concept that depends on the product itself and on consumer preferences 42 . Quality does have many meanings, but can often be defined in objective measures that are related to the consumer's experience of eating 43 . The quality of cherry fruit is also determined by features that influence the market attractiveness of the fruit and consumer satisfaction with consumption 44 . In present research the best results in terms of fruit quality after storage were obtained for samples treated with 4 cm2/L (Table 3 ). CV. Regina was better in terms of the tested feature than CV. Kordia. Table 3 Fruit quality (scores) after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After 1 day After 3 days After 6 days After 9 days After 13 days After 17 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.80 b 3.80 c 3.60 b 3.50 c 1 ppm 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.90 b 3.90 a 3.60 a 2 ppm 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.90 a 3.55 b 4 ppm 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.90 a 3.60 a Cultivar Kordia 4.00 A 4.00 A 4.00 A 3.95 A 3.93 A 3.80 B 3.48 B Regina 4.00 A 4.00 A 4.00 A 3.95 A 3.93 A 3.85 A 3.65 A Mean 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.95 3.93 3.83 3.56 Scores: 1–4 with 4 = excellent eating quality, 3 = good eating quality, 2 = moderate eating quality, 1 = poor eating quality a, b, c, d, A, B. Means noted with the same letter in column are not significantly different (p < 0.05); LSD—least significant difference. Steam browning Although sweet cherry stems are not eaten, the quality of the stems (particularly color and freshness) greatly influences consumers' perception of the quality of cherries. Both water loss and mechanical damage to the stem cause browning, which is highly undesirable. Fruits have a thick waxy skin that protects them against water loss 45 , while the stems have a much thinner epidermis, which increases sensitivity during storage, especially water loss 46 . The resistance to water vapor penetration in the stem is much lower than in the fruit. Therefore, cherry fruit stems can exhibit up to eight times greater water loss, regardless of whether they are separated from the fruit or still attached to it 46 . Therefore, green stems are often used as indicators of the overall freshness of cherry fruit. These types of indicators are very helpful and important for consumers when making purchasing decisions 47 . However, this also makes it more important for the supply chain and retailer to maintain the quality of the stems. Significantly, the best results in terms stem browning after storage were obtained in samples treated with 2 and 4 cm 2 /L (Fig. 3 ). After 21 days of storage, steam browning of the Regina CV. were less than those of the Kordia CV (Table 4 ). Table 4 Steam browning [scores] after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After 1 day After 3 days After 6 days After 9 days After 13 days After 17 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.90 b 3.75 c 3.65 c 3.30 d 2.58 c 1 ppm 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.95 b 3.90 b 3.65 c 3.48 b 2 ppm 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.75 b 3.65 a 4 ppm 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 4.00 a 3.80 a 3.65 a Cultivar Kordia 4.00 A 4.00 A 3.95 B 3.88 B 3.83 B 3.38 B 3.10 B Regina 4.00 A 4.00 A 4.00 A 3.98 A 3.95 A 3.88 A 3.58 A Mean 4.00 4.00 3.98 3.93 3.89 3.63 3.34 Scores: 1–4 with 4 = bright green, 3 = light green/slightly yellow, 2 = beginning browning, 1 = mostly brown a, b, c, d, A, B. Means noted with the same letter in column are not significantly different (p < 0.05); LSD—least significant difference. Dry matter Dry matter and total soluble solids content increase during fruit development 48 – 49 , which becomes significantly sweeter during ripening due to increased sugar concentration, while acids (malic acid) remain relatively constant or decrease 50 . The tested cherry varieties differed significantly in terms of dry matter content, both after harvest and after storage. The use of different doses of 1-MCP had a significant impact on the dry matter content after storage. Significantly, the untreated samples had the highest amount of dry matter, and the highest amount of dry matter among those treated with 1-MCP was found in fruits after a dose of 1 ppm, both after 9 and 21 days of storage (Table 5 ), and this content increased after storage. Research by Ross, K. A. et al. 51 has shown that dry matter is a better indicator of quality than color. Adopting dry matter as a primary parameter would ensure higher product quality, increasing consumer satisfaction and export value. In addition, monitoring dry matter can facilitate the adoption of more targeted storage practices. Table 5 Dry matter content [%] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Storage time Factors After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 20.54 ± 0.03 a 20.89 ± 0.10 a 21.08 ± 0.04 a 1 ppm 20.54 ± 0.03 a 20.79 ± 0.09 b 20.97 ± 0.08 b 2 ppm 20.54 ± 0.03 a 20.66 ± 0.16 c 20.76 ± 0.08 c 4 ppm 20.54 ± 0.03 a 20.59 ± 0.15 d 20.69 ± 0.01 d Cultivar Kordia 20.37 ± 0.03 B 20.66 ± 0.22 B 20.87 ± 0.23A Regina 20.70 ± 0.07 A 20.80 ± 0.06 A 20.88 ± 0.15 A Mean 20.54 20.73 20.87 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar n.s. * * Vitamin C Cherries are appreciated by consumers for their good taste, but also for their many healthy nutritional properties, such as high vitamin C content 52 . In research Mineat,ă, I. et al. 9 fully ripe fruit had more than twice the vitamin C content compared to unripe ones. In the present study, the Kordia variety contained significantly more vitamin C, both after harvest and after storage, respectively 9.74 and 9.19, but its content decreased during storage. Samples treated with 1-MCP, especially at the 4 ppm and 1 ppm dose, contained the highest amount of vitamin C after 21 days of storage (Table 5 ). In other studies 53 the average content of vitamin C in sweet cherries ranged from 5.3 to 20.3 mg 100 g − 1 f.m. and depending on the variety and meteorological conditions of the year of study. Table 5 Vitamin C concentration [mg ·100 − 1 g FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 9.47 ± 0.06 a 9.09 ± 0.10 d 8.59 ± 0.06 c 1 ppm 9.47 ± 0.06 a 9.34 ± 0.04 b 9.08 ± 0.03 ab 2 ppm 9.47 ± 0.06 a 9.14 ± 0.03 c 8.94 ± 0.05 b 4 ppm 9.47 ± 0.06 a 9.39 ± 0.21 a 9.12 ± 0.01 a Cultivar Kordia 9.74 ± 0.11 A 9.50 ± 0.10 A 9.19 ± 0.02 A Regina 9.19 ± 0.02 B 8.98 ± 0.09 B 8.67 ± 0.05 B Mean 9.47 9.24 8.93 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar * * * Total polyphenols Sweet cherry fruits are considered to be a very good source of phenolic compounds, which are beneficial in the human diet because they have antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties 52 . In addition to their organoleptic properties, these compounds are also responsible for the red color and tartness of sweet cherries. In present studies the Kordia variety contained significantly more polyphenols than the Regina variety. The content of these compounds decreased during storage. The 1-MCP used, regardless of the dose used, stabilized the level of these compounds in the fruit compared to untreated samples (Table 6 ). Table 6 Total polyphenols concentration [TPC] [mg GAE ·100g − 1 FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 140.80 ± 0.14 a 134.54 ± 0.21 c 131.19 ± 0.12 b 1 ppm 140.80 ± 0.14 a 136.43 ± 0.14 a 133.57 ± 0.08 a 2 ppm 140.80 ± 0.14 a 135.44 ± 0.09 b 133.37 ± 0.05 a 4 ppm 140.80 ± 0.14 a 135.26 ± 0.08 b 133.12 ± 0.11 a Cultivar Kordia 153.00 ± 0.04 A 144.15 ± 0.04 A 139.47 ± 0.08 A Regina 128.60 ± 0.08 B 126.69 ± 0.08 B 126.16 ± 0.06 B Mean 140.80 135.42 132.81 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar * * * Anthocyanins Anthocyanins, belonging to the subclass of water-soluble flavonoids, are one of the main phenolic compounds in sweet cherries and are responsible for the red colouring of the fruit epidermis and pulp 54 and associated with the high antioxidant potential of sweet cherry fruits 55 – 56 . In present studies the anthocyanin content increased during the first 9 days of storage and then decreased. The Kordia variety contained the most tested anthocyanin compounds, both after harvest and after storage (51.99 and 53.17–53.33 mg 100 g − 1 f.w.). The Regina variety contained 43.16 after harvest and 44.90-45.32 mg 100 g − 1 f.w. after storage. Ferretti et al. 53 (2010) showed that the fruits of the Regina variety contained 41.0 mg 100 g − 1 f.w. of anthocyanins, and in another study 52 , an average of 54.0 mg 100 g − 1 f.w. of anthocyanins were detected in red sweet cherry fruits. In turn, after 21 days of storage, the untreated samples and those treated with 2 ppm of 1-MCP contained significantly more anthocyanins, and the samples treated with a dose of 1 ppm 1-MCP contained significantly the lowest amount (Table 7 ), which indicates the influence of 1-MCP on the inhibition of fruit ripening. Table 7 Anthocyanins concentration [mg ·100 g-1 FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 47.58 ± 0.02 a 49.85 ± 0.04 a 49.42 ± 0.06 a 1 ppm 47.58 ± 0.02 a 49.20 ± 0.01 ab 48.69 ± 0.02 c 2 ppm 47.58 ± 0.02 a 49.29 ± 0.02 ab 49.04 ± 0.01 ab 4 ppm 47.58 ± 0.02 a 48.96 ± 0.01 b 48.99 ± 0.01 b Cultivar Kordia 51.99 ± 0.04 A 53.33 ± 0.01 A 53.17 ± 0.05 A Regina 43.16 ± 0.01 B 45.32 ± 0.03 B 44.90 ± 0.02 B Mean 47.58 49.33 49.04 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar * * * Total soluble solids, reducing and total sugars concentration Total soluble solids (TSS), mainly estimating the level of dissolved sugars (sucrose, glucose and fructose) in fruit juice, but also including a small number of other compounds such as organic acids, soluble amino acids and minerals, is an important quality parameter that has a significant impact on fruit flavour 54 . In present study the total soluble solids concentration significantly depended on the variety - the Regina variety accumulated more TSSC. As for the effect of 1-MCP, similar relationships were obtained as in the case of sugars, because they mainly (apart from organic acids) constitute the compounds which are part of the general extract (Table 8 ). The content of reducing sugars, i.e. glucose, fructose and total sugars (including sucrose) in the fruit depended significantly on the variety, the Regina variety was sweeter. The sugar content increased during storage, especially in control samples, and among treated samples in which the lowest dose of 1-MCP was used (1 ppm) (Table 9 , 10 ). Table 8 Total soluble solids concentration (TSSC) [ºBrix] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 16.70 ± 0.02 a 17.75 ± 0.04 a 18.05 ± 0.05 a 1 ppm 16.70 ± 0.02 a 17.45 ± 0.01 b 17.65 ± 0.01 b 2 ppm 16.70 ± 0.02 a 17.20 ± 0.02 d 17.45 ± 0.02 c 4 ppm 16.70 ± .0.02 a 17.30 ± 0.03 c 17.45 ± 0.03 c Cultivar Kordia 16.20 ± 0.05 B 16.83 ± 0.04 B 17.13 ± 0.02 B Regina 17.20 ± 0.05 A 18.03 ± 0.01 A 18.18 ± 0.01 A Mean 16.70 17.43 17.65 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar * * * Table 9 Reducing sugars concentration [g ·100g − 1 FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 12.37 ± 0.01 a 13.70 ± 0.03 a 14.94 ± 0.04 a 1 ppm 12.37 ± 0.01 a 13.36 ± 0.01 b 14.18 ± 0.02 b 2 ppm 12.37 ± 0.01 a 13.21 ± 0.01 c 13.63 ± 0.01 c 4 ppm 12.37 ± 0.01 a 13.19 ± 0.01 c 13.44 ± 0.02 d Cultivar Kordia 10.08 ± 0.01 B 11.71 ± 0.05 B 12.80 ± 0.05 B Regina 14.65 ± 0.02 A 15.02 ± 0.02 A 15.30 ± 0.04 A Mean 12.37 13.36 14.05 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar * * * Table 10 Total sugars concentration [g ·100g − 1 FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 13.01 ± 0.01 a 13.81 ± 0.03 a 15.18 ± 0.02 a 1 ppm 13.01 ± 0.01 a 13.63 ± 0.01 b 14.41 ± 0.00 b 2 ppm 13.01 ± 0.01 a 13.49 ± 0.01 c 13.97 ± 0.01 c 4 ppm 13.01 ± 0.01 a 13.38 ± 0.00 d 13.71 ± 0.01 d Cultivar Kordia 10.81 ± 0.01 B 11.82 ± 0.02 B 13.20 ± 0.01 B Regina 15.21 ± 0.02 A 15.33 ± 0.02 A 15.43 ± 0.04 A Mean 13.01 13.58 14.32 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar * * * Antioxidant capacity – FRAP Antioxidant capacity is an important fruit quality parameter 55 . Total antioxidant capacity of sweet cherries was measured by FRAP assays. Antioxidant capacity varied both in terms of variety and the use of 1-MCP. Fruits of the Kordia variety had a significantly higher antioxidant capacity, and the highest dose of 1-MCP (4 ppm) stabilized the tested parameter to the greatest extent, which decreased during storage (Table 11 ). Table 11 Antioxidant capacity – FRAP [µmol Fe 2+ ·100g − 1 FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration). Factors Storage time After harvest After 9 days After 21 days 1-MCP conc. Control 2182.3 ± 12.20 a 1525.3 ± 15.61 d 1412.2 ± 11.25 d 1 ppm 2182.3 ± 12.20 a 1756.3 ± 18.41 b 1534.3 ± 12.51 c 2 ppm 2182.3 ± 12.20 a 1690.9 ± 15.63 c 1613.4 ± 14.32 b 4 ppm 2182.3 ± 12.20 a 2029.5 ± 16.81 a 1751.5 ± 10.51 a Cultivar Kordia 2317.8 ± 18.65 A 1568.5 ± 18.21 1371.9 ± 14.89 B Regina 2046.9 ± 14.25 B 1932.5 ± 14.56 1783.8 ± 15.65 A Mean 2182.3 1750.5 1577.9 LSD p ≤0.05 Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar * * * Peaeson's correlations The tested compounds were also correlated (Table 12 ). Polyphenols, anthocyanins, sugars and extract with vitamin C content showed a very strong correlation, while the weakest correlation was the antioxidant capacity with dry matter content and vitamin C. Vitamin C is a very labile compound, so this could have contributed to obtaining such a result, in turn polyphenols and anthocyanins had the greatest impact on the antioxidant capacity. A positive correlation between the amount of phenolic and anthocyanins compounds in samples and antioxidant capacity is supported by findings of other researchers 57 – 59 . Table 12 Peaeson's correlations between the tested components in cherries Dry matter Vitamin C Polyphenols Anthocyanins Reducing sugars Total sugars TSSC FRAP Dry matter - -0.760 -0.654 -0.606 0.747 0.744 0.756 -0.172 Vitamin C - - 0.935 0.901 -0.951 -0.953 -0.945 -0.275 Polyphenols - - - 0.995 -0.991 -0.953 -0.967 0.536 Anthocyanins - - - - -0.979 -0.980 -0.950 0.587 Simple sugar - - - - - 0.999 0.978 0.436 Total sugar - - - - - - 0.974 0.438 TSSC - - - - - - - 0.446 FRAP - - - - - - - - < 0.2 weak correlation; 0.3–0.5 correlation sufficient; 0.6–0.7 moderate correlation; 0.8–0.9 very strong correlation;1 perfect correlation Methods The study was carried out with sweet cherries purchased from a commercial orchard Galster of the ‘Kordia’ and ‘Regina’ cultivar, located in Wierzchucice near Bydgoszcz (53°15′36″N 17°47′08″E). Trees were subjected to standard fertilizer, herbicide, and pesticide practices. Research cultivars are firm and have a medium-sized stem, heart shape, dark red skin, and pale red flesh. Sweet cherries were manually harvested in the early morning at commercial ripeness, stage 4 according to scale CTIFL, and transported at 5 ºC to the laboratory within 2 h. About 24 kg of cherries homogeneous in colour, size and without visual defects were selected and randomly grouped in 4 batches of 6 kg each., which corresponds to control and three different Vidre + sticker sizes (Fresh Inset) of: 1, 2, and 4 cm 2 /Liter of package in a completely sealed chamber, this area of sticker would release a total of 1 uL of 1-MCP over the 24 hour release period. Theoretically, if there was no 1-MCP escape from the chamber, these sticker areas would relate to a maximum concentration of 1, 2, and 4 ppm. Actual concentrations of 1-MCP inside the clamshell packages were not measured. Freshly picked sweet cherries were put into 1 L clamshells with or without stickers and placed into a plastic bag for 24 hours, and then into cold storage. After 24 hours, bags were removed and all clamshells stored at 2–3°C and 90–95% relative air humidity. Both varieties of sweet cherries were evaluated for the amount of weight loss, firmness, color of the stems and fruit quality over 21-day storage period. All analyses were performed in triplicate and were shown as mean values standard error (SE). The cultivation and collection of research material was in accordance with the guidelines contained in national standards and international regulations. Quality tests Weight loss Weight loss was calculated as the difference between the initial weight (after harvest) and after 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days after storage and expressed as a percentage (Serradilla et al 2019). Stem browning After harvest, after 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days - evaluated 20 cherries from each clamshell for stem color on a scale of 1–4 grade with 4 = bright green, 3 = light green/slightly yellow, 2 = beginning browning, 1 = mostly brown; Fruit quality For quality analysis 20 cherries were selected after harvest, after 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days- evaluated the same 20 cherries for defects / brown spots / pitting and give them a quality rating on a scale of 1–4 with 4 = excellent eating quality, 3 = good eating quality, 2 = moderate eating quality, 1 = poor eating quality; Fruit firmness Flesh firmness was determined on opposite peeled cheeks of the fruit using a Fruit Firmness Tester-GY-4, equipped with a 3,5-mm plunger tip after harvest, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days of storage. The force necessary for the piston to penetrate the fruit to a depth of 3,5 mm was expressed in N. Twenty fruits were analyzed per treatment in each replicate and two readings per fruit were recorded; a new fruit set was used each time. Laboratory analysis (after harvest, after 9 and 21 days of storage): Determination of Dry Matter About 100 g of sweet cherries were homogenized in a laboratory mixer until homogenous pulp was obtained. About ten grams of the pulp (the exact weight was recorded) was poured into a Petri dish and then heated at 60°C for 15 h using the Sup-100 convection dryer; afterwards, the oven temperature was raised to 105°C for 3 h and then Petri dish with dry matter of sweet cherries was cooled down to room temperature in desiccators and weighed. The total dry matter was calculated according to the following formula: DM = D/M × 100, where DM—dry matter (%), D—weight of dry sample (g), W—weight of fresh sample (g). Determination of Sugars Carbohydrate analyses were made according to procedures in 60 . For a reducing sugar content assessment, ten grams of fresh material sample was placed in 250 mL bottle, 150 mL of distilled water was added and vigorously shaken. One milliliter of the filtrate was mixed with 3 mL of DNP (2,4-dinitrophenol) (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) reagent in a test tube and then heated in a water bath at 95°C for 6 min. Absorbance of the mixture was measured using the spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 600 nm using a Shimadzu UV-spectrophotometer, (Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan). The reducing sugar content was estimated using the standard curve of glucose. The total soluble carbohydrate was determined after hydrolysis of sugars. After filtration, 40 mL of the filtrate was taken, a few drops of concentrated HCl (POCH Gliwice) were added. The samples were warmed up for 30 min in a water bath. After cooling, the mixture was neutralized using a few drops of concentrated NaOH (POCH Gliwice). Next, 1 mL of the filtrate was mixed with 3 mL of DNP (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) reagent and the procedure for determining the content of reducing sugars was followed. Determination of Ascorbic Acid The ascorbic acid content was assessed according to Kapur et al. 61 . Ten grams of fresh sweet cherries were homogenized with 25 mL of metaphosphoric acid solution (Sigma-Aldrich) and quantitatively transferred into a 50 mL volumetric flask and gently shaken to homogenize the solution. Then it was diluted up to the mark with the metaphosphoric acid solution. The solution was filtered and centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 15 min, the supernatant solution was used for spectrophotometric determination (Shimadzu UV-1800, UV Spectrophotometer System, Japan) of ascorbic acid concentration in samples. Ascorbic acid is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid by adding bromine water. After that, L-dehydroascorbic acid reacts with 2,4-DNPH (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) and produces an osazone, which, treated with 85% H 2 SO 4 , forms a red-colored solution. A typical calibration plot was made and used to determine the concentration of ascorbic acid in the samples. Total soluble solids concentration (TSSC) Total soluble solids concentration (TSSC) determination of the juice was measured using an Abbe Mark refractometer and expressed as o Brix. Ten fruits were analyzed per treatment per replicate, and two readings were recorded per fruit using juice from the fruit pericarp; a new set of fruits was analyzed on each assessment date. Titratable acidity (TA ) Titratable acidity (TA) of 10- mL sample of juice was measured using titrator and is expressed as milliliters of 0,1 N NaOH required to bring the pH 8,1. Titratable acidity (TA) was calculated as g L − 1 of in a Mettler Toledo DL50 titrator (Coslada, Madrid, Spain), with results expressed as % malic acid. Total polyphenol concentration (TPC) TPC was determined using the Folin–Ciocalteu reagent (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) according to the method of Singleton and Orthofer 62 . A volume of 0.5 mL of Folin–Ciocalteu reagent previously diluted with distilled water (1:10) was mixed with 0.1 mL of each sample. The solution was allowed to stand for 5 min at 25 ºC before adding 1.7 mL of sodium carbonate solution (20%). Then, 10 mL of distilled water was added to the mixture and the absorbance was measured at 735 nm after 20 min of incubation with agitation at room temperature. Results were expressed in mg of gallic acid equivalents (GAE) per kg of fresh sample. Total anthocyanins (TA) Total anthocyanins (TA) were determined by the spectrophotometric method, which consists in determining the difference in absorbance of anthocyanin solutions at pH 1 (oxonium form) and pH 4.5 (pseudo-base form). The results of the determinations are given expressed as cyanidin-3-glucoside/100 g fresh weight (FW) 63 . Antioxidant capacity Determination of the antioxidant capacity by the FRAP method (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power) was conducted using the method developed by Benzie and Strein 64 . Immediately before the assay, a FRAP working solution was prepared, i.e. 250 mL of acetate buffer with a pH of 3.6, 25 mL of the 2,4,6-Tri(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine solution (TPTZ, 10 millimoles in 40 mmol HCl) and 25 mL of iron (III) chloride hexahydrate solution (20 mmol) were mixed (all provided by Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany). The solution was incubated at 37°C and assays were then performed. For this purpose, 6 mL of the FRAP solution was taken and 200 µL of the sample and 600 µL of H 2 O were added. After 4 min, absorbance was measured at a wavelength of 593 nm. Based on the conducted measurements, a curve of dependence of the absorbance value on the sample concentration was plotted. Based on the curve, the absorbance value was determined at a concentration equal to the mean of the dilutions used and the antioxidant capacity was calculated at the same absorbance value based on the standard curve determined for Fe 2+ ions. To remove solid parts, the samples were centrifuged for 5 min on a Rotina 420R centrifuge (Hettich, Vlotho, Germany) at 2250× g RCF before the assay. Each value in graphs is mean and standard deviation. Statistics The results were statistically analyzed by means of one factor analysis of variance after harvest and storage where the factor was cultivar, and also a two-factor analysis of variance, treating as variables the cultivar model and 1-MCP dose- stickers and without 1-MCP (control). The results were statistically analyzed, an analysis of variance (ANOVA) of data from each experiment and the synthesis from three repetitions were made. 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Depending on the Use of 1- Methylcyclopropene \u003c/p\u003e","fulltext":[{"header":"Introduction","content":"\u003cp\u003eSweet cherries (\u003cem\u003ePrunus avium\u003c/em\u003e L.) are a premium product with high market prices, whose seasonality is increasing in the face of global climate change. These fruits are highly appreciated for their excellent organoleptic properties and are also rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant properties, mainly phenols and ascorbic acid, which are responsible for their beneficial effects on health, i.e. anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial and anticancer properties, and also cardiovascular and neuroprotective effects \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR2 CR3 CR4 CR5 CR6 CR7\" citationid=\"CR1\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR8\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e8\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Moreover, an increasing percentage of consumers pay attention to aspects related to the sustainable development of the entire production chain in terms of the balance between resource input and crop efficiency, environmental impact, nutritional value of products\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR9\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e9\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. As reported by FAO \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR10\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e10\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e, more than 460\u0026nbsp;million tons of fruits and vegetables go to waste every year. Much of this fresh produce waste occurs due to quality loss in the supply chain. Therefore, resources used to produce the food and ship the food are wasted for every kilo of produce that is never eaten. Therefore, wasted food is an important contributor to wasted resources causing harm to our natural environment and an economic drain on state budgets and households. The development of technologies that enable longer preservation of fruit freshness is the subject of interest of many scientific and research centers. The goal for any sustainable technology for produce should be to reduce this waste and improve shelf life to allow for safe distribution, sale and storage of food all the way to the consumer's home.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSweet cherry has become one of the most important non-climacteric fruits worldwide. Anon-climacteric fruit is one that does not continue to ripen after harvesting \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR11\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e11\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR12\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e12\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. However, after harvesting it can age, soften and decay due to respiratory activity and other physical and environmental factors which can shorten post-harvest lifespan \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e13\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Cherry spoilage includes softening of the flesh followed by skin color change and bruising, browning of the stem, dehydration of the fruit and loss of acidity \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR15 CR16\" citationid=\"CR14\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e14\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR17\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e17\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Unlike other fruits, there are unique aspects cherry fruit aging \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR18\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e18\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Failure to comply with the recommended storage requirements leads to loss of taste, darkening of the skin of the fruit, browning of the stalks and decay caused by common plant pathogens, in particular \u003cem\u003eMonilinia laxa\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBotrytis cinerea\u003c/em\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR19\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e19\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR20\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e20\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlternaria alternat\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePenicillium expansum\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRhizopus stolonifera\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCladosporium\u003c/em\u003e spp. \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR21\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e21\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. It has been widely recognized that preserving cherries for fresh consumption, even for short periods of time, requires very sophisticated techniques that include rapid removal of heat from the field after harvest and low temperatures throughout the distribution chain. In addition, keeping cherries firm is a key quality factor to consider during transportation \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR22\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e22\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. It is well known that fruit softening is partly regulated by ethylene \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR24 CR25 CR26 CR27\" citationid=\"CR23\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e23\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR28\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e28\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e; however, the effect of exogenous ethylene on non-climacteric fruit remains unclear. It is well known that the plant growth regulator 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) delays the ripening of many fruits and vegetables during the climacteric period \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR29\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e29\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. However, the effects of 1-MCP have been studied to a lesser extent on non-climacteric fruits, showing variable effects of slowing post-harvest ripening.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTherefore, the aim of the work is to present the possibility of reducing food losses and waste through the use of an innovative technology that extends the shelf life of selected sweet cherry varieties through the use of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). The application, in the form of a sticker from which 1-MCP is gradually released, does not have to be used in a closed warehouse or cold store. This new technology means that 1-MCP can be used to extend the freshness of many highly perishable fruits and vegetables, including those transported immediately after harvest from the packhouse or field directly to retailers.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Results and discussion","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec3\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWeight loss and fruit firmness during storage\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeight loss and firmness were two important predictors of vegetable shelf life, and softening was one of the most ethylene-sensitive ripening processes \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR30\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e30\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Both varieties of sweet cherries were characterized by good shelf life, measured, among others, by the amount of weight loss, firmness, color of the stems and fruit quality in the planned period of storage, i.e. 21 days. Figure\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig1\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e shows and Table \u003cspan refid=\"Tab1\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e present that cultivar and 1-MCP dose had significant (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05) effect on weight loss of sweet cherries. Regina varieties showed significantly lower weight loss during storage than Kordia varieties. Weight loss of storage samples was 31.6% lower in the fruit treated with 1-MCP compared to the fruit without the application of 1-MCP. This can be attributed to the function of ethylene in regulating the metabolic activity associated with softening and weight loss \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR31\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e31\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR32\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e32\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Similar effects of 1-MCP on delaying the softening and maintaining fruit weight have been observed for tomato, avocado, kiwifruit and apple \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR30\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e30\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR34\" citationid=\"CR33\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e33\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR35\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e35\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab1\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 1\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeight loss (%) after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"10\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" 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namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.18 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.86 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.71b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.43 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.59 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.25 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.87 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.44 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.58 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.20 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.55 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.26 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.52 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.75 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.91 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.17 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.59 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.97 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.88 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.60 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.51\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.25\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.18\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.40\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.76\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.57\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.56\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea, b, c, d, A, B. Means noted with the same letter in column are not significantly different (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD\u0026mdash;least significant difference.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the following days of storage, the weight loss was the lowest after application 1-MCP (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab1\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e). The smallest weight losses after 21 days of storage were in the samples treated with 2 and 4 ppm 1-MCP (5.94 and 5.87%), the largest losses in untreated sweet cherries (7.98%).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab2\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 2\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirmness [N] after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"9\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c7\" colnum=\"7\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c8\" colnum=\"8\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c9\" colnum=\"9\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" morerows=\"1\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"7\" nameend=\"c9\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 1 day\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 3 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 6 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 13 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 17 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.22 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.18 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.18 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.15 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.22 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.19 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.18 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.18 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.22 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.18 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.18 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.22 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.20 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.16 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.16 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.16 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.27 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.26 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.26 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.25 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.25 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.23 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.23 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.22\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.21\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.19\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.19\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.17\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.17\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFruit firmness is a critical fruit quality parameter for consumers, where consumers prefer firm rather than soft fruit \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR36\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e36\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. However fruit firmness often changes during storage and shipping. The mechanism for sweet cherry fruit softening is not clear, indeed it is not always consistent that fruit always softens during storage and marketing. The phenomenon of fruit softening during storage is contentious \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR20\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e20\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e (Zoffoli et al., 2017). Excessive softening is described as a common problem during long-term storage in some cultivars, but varies depending on the season \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR37\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e37\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Studies on the effect of 1-MCP on maintaining the firmness of cherries are few and rather contradictory \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR39\" citationid=\"CR38\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e38\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR40\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e40\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. In present study instrumental methods were used to characterize the physical characteristics of the fruit - the force needed to pierce the fruit with a pin was measured and the deformation of the fruit under the action of compressive force was measured. The results showed that the use of 1-MCP had a beneficial effect on maintaining fruit firmness (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e). Cultivar Regina was better in terms of the tested feature than cultivar Kordia (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e). Significantly, the best results in firmness after storage were obtained in samples treated with 4 uL of 1-MCP per liter (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab2\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e). 1-MCP has been reported to delay softening avocado, custard apple, mango and papaya \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR41\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e41\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFruit quality\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuality is an elusive concept that depends on the product itself and on consumer preferences \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR42\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e42\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Quality does have many meanings, but can often be defined in objective measures that are related to the consumer's experience of eating \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR43\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e43\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. The quality of cherry fruit is also determined by features that influence the market attractiveness of the fruit and consumer satisfaction with consumption \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR44\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e44\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. In present research the best results in terms of fruit quality after storage were obtained for samples treated with 4 cm2/L (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e). CV. Regina was better in terms of the tested feature than CV. Kordia.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab3\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 3\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFruit quality (scores) after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"10\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" 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colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 3 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 6 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 13 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 17 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.80 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.80 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.60 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.50 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.90 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.90 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.60 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.90 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.55 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.90 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.60 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.95 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.93 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.80 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.48 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.95 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.93 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.85 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.65 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.95\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.93\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.83\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.56\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScores: 1\u0026ndash;4 with 4\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;excellent eating quality, 3\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;good eating quality, 2\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;moderate eating quality, 1\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;poor eating quality\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea, b, c, d, A, B. Means noted with the same letter in column are not significantly different (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05); LSD\u0026mdash;least significant difference.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSteam browning\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough sweet cherry stems are not eaten, the quality of the stems (particularly color and freshness) greatly influences consumers' perception of the quality of cherries. Both water loss and mechanical damage to the stem cause browning, which is highly undesirable. Fruits have a thick waxy skin that protects them against water loss \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR45\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e45\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e, while the stems have a much thinner epidermis, which increases sensitivity during storage, especially water loss \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR46\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e46\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. The resistance to water vapor penetration in the stem is much lower than in the fruit. Therefore, cherry fruit stems can exhibit up to eight times greater water loss, regardless of whether they are separated from the fruit or still attached to it \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR46\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e46\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Therefore, green stems are often used as indicators of the overall freshness of cherry fruit. These types of indicators are very helpful and important for consumers when making purchasing decisions \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR47\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e47\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. However, this also makes it more important for the supply chain and retailer to maintain the quality of the stems. Significantly, the best results in terms stem browning after storage were obtained in samples treated with 2 and 4 cm\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e /L (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e). After 21 days of storage, steam browning of the Regina CV. were less than those of the Kordia CV (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab4\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab4\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 4\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteam browning [scores] after storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"10\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c7\" colnum=\"7\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c8\" colnum=\"8\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c9\" colnum=\"9\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c10\" colnum=\"10\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" morerows=\"1\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"7\" nameend=\"c9\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 1 day\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 3 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 6 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 13 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 17 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.90 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.75 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.65 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.30 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.58 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.95 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.90 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.65 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.48 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.75 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.65 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.80 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.65 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.95 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.88 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.83 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.38 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.98 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.95 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.88 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.58 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"1\" nameend=\"c10\" namest=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.00\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.98\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.93\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.89\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.63\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.34\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c10\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScores: 1\u0026ndash;4 with 4\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;bright green, 3\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;light green/slightly yellow, 2\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;beginning browning, 1\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;mostly brown\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea, b, c, d, A, B. Means noted with the same letter in column are not significantly different (p\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05); LSD\u0026mdash;least significant difference.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDry matter\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry matter and total soluble solids content increase during fruit development \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR48\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e48\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR49\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e49\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e, which becomes significantly sweeter during ripening due to increased sugar concentration, while acids (malic acid) remain relatively constant or decrease \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR50\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e50\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. The tested cherry varieties differed significantly in terms of dry matter content, both after harvest and after storage. The use of different doses of 1-MCP had a significant impact on the dry matter content after storage. Significantly, the untreated samples had the highest amount of dry matter, and the highest amount of dry matter among those treated with 1-MCP was found in fruits after a dose of 1 ppm, both after 9 and 21 days of storage (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab6\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e), and this content increased after storage. Research by Ross, K. A. et al. \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR51\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e51\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e has shown that dry matter is a better indicator of quality than color. Adopting dry matter as a primary parameter would ensure higher product quality, increasing consumer satisfaction and export value. In addition, monitoring dry matter can facilitate the adoption of more targeted storage practices.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab5\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 5\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eDry matter content [%] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.54\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.89\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.10 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.08\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.54\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.79\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.09 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.97\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.08 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.54\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.66\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.16 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.76\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.08 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.54\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.59\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.15 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.69\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.66\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.22 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.87\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.23A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.70\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.07 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.88\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.15 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.54\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.73\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.87\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003en.s.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVitamin C\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherries are appreciated by consumers for their good taste, but also for their many healthy nutritional properties, such as high vitamin C content \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR52\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e52\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. In research Mineat,ă, I. et al. \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR9\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e9\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e fully ripe fruit had more than twice the vitamin C content compared to unripe ones. In the present study, the Kordia variety contained significantly more vitamin C, both after harvest and after storage, respectively 9.74 and 9.19, but its content decreased during storage. Samples treated with 1-MCP, especially at the 4 ppm and 1 ppm dose, contained the highest amount of vitamin C after 21 days of storage (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab6\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e). In other studies\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR53\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e53\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e the average content of vitamin C in sweet cherries ranged from 5.3 to 20.3 mg 100 g\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e f.m. and depending on the variety and meteorological conditions of the year of study.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab6\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 5\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eVitamin C concentration [mg \u0026middot;100\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e g FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.47\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.09\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.10 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.59\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.47\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.34\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.08\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 ab\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.47\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.14\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.94\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.47\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.39\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.21 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.12\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.74\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.11 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.50\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.10 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.19\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.19\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.98\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.09 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.67\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.47\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.24\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.93\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec8\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTotal polyphenols\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSweet cherry fruits are considered to be a very good source of phenolic compounds, which are beneficial in the human diet because they have antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR52\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e52\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. In addition to their organoleptic properties, these compounds are also responsible for the red color and tartness of sweet cherries. In present studies the Kordia variety contained significantly more polyphenols than the Regina variety. The content of these compounds decreased during storage. The 1-MCP used, regardless of the dose used, stabilized the level of these compounds in the fruit compared to untreated samples (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab7\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e6\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab7\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 6\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal polyphenols concentration [TPC] [mg GAE \u0026middot;100g\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003eFW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e140.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.14 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e134.54\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.21 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e131.19\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.12 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e140.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.14 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e136.43\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.14 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e133.57\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.08 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e140.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.14 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e135.44\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.09 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e133.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e140.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.14 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e135.26\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.08 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e133.12\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.11 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e153.00\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e144.15\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e139.47\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.08 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e128.60\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.08 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e126.69\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.08 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e126.16\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e140.80\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e135.42\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e132.81\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAnthocyanins\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnthocyanins, belonging to the subclass of water-soluble flavonoids, are one of the main phenolic compounds in sweet cherries and are responsible for the red colouring of the fruit epidermis and pulp \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR54\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e54\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e and associated with the high antioxidant potential of sweet cherry fruits \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR55\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e55\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR56\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e56\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. In present studies the anthocyanin content increased during the first 9 days of storage and then decreased. The Kordia variety contained the most tested anthocyanin compounds, both after harvest and after storage (51.99 and 53.17\u0026ndash;53.33 mg 100 g\u0026thinsp;\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1 f.w.). The Regina variety contained 43.16 after harvest and 44.90-45.32 mg 100 g\u0026thinsp;\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1 f.w. after storage. Ferretti et al. \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR53\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e53\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e(2010) showed that the fruits of the Regina variety contained 41.0 mg 100 g\u0026thinsp;\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1 f.w. of anthocyanins, and in another study \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR52\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e52\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e, an average of 54.0 mg 100 g\u0026thinsp;\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1 f.w. of anthocyanins were detected in red sweet cherry fruits. In turn, after 21 days of storage, the untreated samples and those treated with 2 ppm of 1-MCP contained significantly more anthocyanins, and the samples treated with a dose of 1 ppm 1-MCP contained significantly the lowest amount (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab8\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e7\u003c/span\u003e), which indicates the influence of 1-MCP on the inhibition of fruit ripening.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab8\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 7\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthocyanins concentration [mg \u0026middot;100 g-1 FW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e47.58\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49.85\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49.42\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.06 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e47.58\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 ab\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e48.69\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e47.58\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49.29\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 ab\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49.04\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 ab\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e47.58\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e48.96\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e48.99\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e51.99\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.33\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e53.17\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e43.16\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e45.32\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e44.90\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e47.58\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49.33\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49.04\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Heading\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotal soluble solids, reducing and total sugars concentration\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal soluble solids (TSS), mainly estimating the level of dissolved sugars (sucrose, glucose and fructose) in fruit juice, but also including a small number of other compounds such as organic acids, soluble amino acids and minerals, is an important quality parameter that has a significant impact on fruit flavour\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR54\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e54\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. In present study the total soluble solids concentration significantly depended on the variety - the Regina variety accumulated more TSSC. As for the effect of 1-MCP, similar relationships were obtained as in the case of sugars, because they mainly (apart from organic acids) constitute the compounds which are part of the general extract (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab9\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e8\u003c/span\u003e). The content of reducing sugars, i.e. glucose, fructose and total sugars (including sucrose) in the fruit depended significantly on the variety, the Regina variety was sweeter. The sugar content increased during storage, especially in control samples, and among treated samples in which the lowest dose of 1-MCP was used (1 ppm) (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab10\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e9\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan refid=\"Tab11\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e10\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab9\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 8\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal soluble solids concentration (TSSC) [\u0026ordm;Brix] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.70\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.75\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.05\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.70\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.45\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.65\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.70\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.45\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.70\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;.0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.30\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.45\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.83\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.13\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.03\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.18\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.70\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.43\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.65\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab10\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 9\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing sugars concentration [g \u0026middot;100g\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003eFW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.70\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.94\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.36\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.18\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.21\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.63\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.37\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.19\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.44\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.08\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.71\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.80\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.05 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.65\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.02\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.30\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.37\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.36\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.05\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab11\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 10\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal sugars concentration [g \u0026middot;100g\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003eFW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.01\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.81\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.03 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.18\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.01\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.63\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.41\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.00 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.01\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.49\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.97\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.01\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.38\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.00 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.71\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.81\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.82\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.20\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.01 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.21\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.33\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.02 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.43\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;0.04 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.01\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.58\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.32\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec11\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAntioxidant capacity \u0026ndash; FRAP\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntioxidant capacity is an important fruit quality parameter\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR55\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e55\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Total antioxidant capacity of sweet cherries was measured by FRAP assays. Antioxidant capacity varied both in terms of variety and the use of 1-MCP. Fruits of the Kordia variety had a significantly higher antioxidant capacity, and the highest dose of 1-MCP (4 ppm) stabilized the tested parameter to the greatest extent, which decreased during storage (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab12\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e11\u003c/span\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab12\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 11\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntioxidant capacity \u0026ndash; FRAP [\u0026micro;mol Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c/sup\u003e \u0026middot;100g\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003eFW] after harvest and storage depending on the cultivar and 1-MCP dose (mean for cultivars and 1-MCP concentration).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage time\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 9 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 21 days\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"3\" rowspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1-MCP conc.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2182.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;12.20 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1525.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;15.61 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1412.2\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;11.25 d\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2182.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;12.20 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1756.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;18.41 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1534.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;12.51 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2182.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;12.20 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1690.9\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;15.63 c\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1613.4\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;14.32 b\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ppm\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2182.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;12.20 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2029.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;16.81 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1751.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;10.51 a\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eKordia\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2317.8\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;18.65 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1568.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;18.21\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1371.9\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;14.89 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegina\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2046.9\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;14.25 B\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1932.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;14.56\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1783.8\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;15.65 A\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2182.3\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1750.5\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1577.9\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c2\" namest=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSD \u003csub\u003ep \u0026le;0.05\u003c/sub\u003e Interaction 1-MCP conc./Cultivar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec12\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePeaeson's correlations\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe tested compounds were also correlated (Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab13\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e12\u003c/span\u003e). Polyphenols, anthocyanins, sugars and extract with vitamin C content showed a very strong correlation, while the weakest correlation was the antioxidant capacity with dry matter content and vitamin C. Vitamin C is a very labile compound, so this could have contributed to obtaining such a result, in turn polyphenols and anthocyanins had the greatest impact on the antioxidant capacity. A positive correlation between the amount of phenolic and anthocyanins compounds in samples and antioxidant capacity is supported by findings of other researchers \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan additionalcitationids=\"CR58\" citationid=\"CR57\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e57\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;\u003cspan citationid=\"CR59\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e59\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e .\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab13\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 12\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeaeson's correlations between the tested components in cherries\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"9\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c7\" colnum=\"7\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c8\" colnum=\"8\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c9\" colnum=\"9\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eDry matter\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eVitamin C\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolyphenols\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthocyanins\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing sugars\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal sugars\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTSSC\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFRAP\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eDry matter\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.760\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.654\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.606\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.747\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.744\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.756\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.172\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eVitamin C\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.935\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.901\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.951\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.953\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.945\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.275\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolyphenols\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.995\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.991\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.953\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.967\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.536\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthocyanins\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.979\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.980\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-0.950\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.587\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple sugar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.999\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.978\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.436\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal sugar\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.974\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.438\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTSSC\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.446\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eFRAP\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c8\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c9\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.2 weak correlation; 0.3\u0026ndash;0.5 correlation sufficient; 0.6\u0026ndash;0.7 moderate correlation; 0.8\u0026ndash;0.9 very strong correlation;1 perfect correlation\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"Methods","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec13\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study was carried out with sweet cherries purchased from a commercial orchard Galster of the \u0026lsquo;Kordia\u0026rsquo; and \u0026lsquo;Regina\u0026rsquo; cultivar, located in Wierzchucice near Bydgoszcz (53\u0026deg;15\u0026prime;36\u0026Prime;N 17\u0026deg;47\u0026prime;08\u0026Prime;E). Trees were subjected to standard fertilizer, herbicide, and pesticide practices. Research cultivars are firm and have a medium-sized stem, heart shape, dark red skin, and pale red flesh. Sweet cherries were manually harvested in the early morning at commercial ripeness, stage 4 according to scale CTIFL, and transported at 5 \u0026ordm;C to the laboratory within 2 h. About 24 kg of cherries homogeneous in colour, size and without visual defects were selected and randomly grouped in 4 batches of 6 kg each., which corresponds to control and three different Vidre\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;sticker sizes (Fresh Inset) of: 1, 2, and 4 cm\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e/Liter of package in a completely sealed chamber, this area of sticker would release a total of 1 uL of 1-MCP over the 24 hour release period. Theoretically, if there was no 1-MCP escape from the chamber, these sticker areas would relate to a maximum concentration of 1, 2, and 4 ppm. Actual concentrations of 1-MCP inside the clamshell packages were not measured. Freshly picked sweet cherries were put into 1 L clamshells with or without stickers and placed into a plastic bag for 24 hours, and then into cold storage. After 24 hours, bags were removed and all clamshells stored at 2\u0026ndash;3\u0026deg;C and 90\u0026ndash;95% relative air humidity. Both varieties of sweet cherries were evaluated for the amount of weight loss, firmness, color of the stems and fruit quality over 21-day storage period. All analyses were performed in triplicate and were shown as mean values standard error (SE).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cultivation and collection of research material was in accordance with the guidelines contained in national standards and international regulations.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec14\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eQuality tests\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec15\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWeight loss\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeight loss was calculated as the difference between the initial weight (after harvest) and after 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days after storage and expressed as a percentage (Serradilla et al 2019).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec16\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eStem browning\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter harvest, after 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days - evaluated 20 cherries from each clamshell for stem color on a scale of 1\u0026ndash;4 grade with 4\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;bright green, 3\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;light green/slightly yellow, 2\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;beginning browning, 1\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;mostly brown;\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec17\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFruit quality\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor quality analysis 20 cherries were selected after harvest, after 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days- evaluated the same 20 cherries for defects / brown spots / pitting and give them a quality rating on a scale of 1\u0026ndash;4 with 4\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;excellent eating quality, 3\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;good eating quality, 2\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;moderate eating quality, 1\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;poor eating quality;\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec18\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFruit firmness\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlesh firmness was determined on opposite peeled cheeks of the fruit using a Fruit Firmness Tester-GY-4, equipped with a 3,5-mm plunger tip after harvest, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21 days of storage. The force necessary for the piston to penetrate the fruit to a depth of 3,5 mm was expressed in N. Twenty fruits were analyzed per treatment in each replicate and two readings per fruit were recorded; a new fruit set was used each time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec19\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLaboratory analysis (after harvest, after 9 and 21 days of storage):\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec20\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDetermination of Dry Matter\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout 100 g of sweet cherries were homogenized in a laboratory mixer until homogenous pulp was obtained. About ten grams of the pulp (the exact weight was recorded) was poured into a Petri dish and then heated at 60\u0026deg;C for 15 h using the Sup-100 convection dryer; afterwards, the oven temperature was raised to 105\u0026deg;C for 3 h and then Petri dish with dry matter of sweet cherries was cooled down to room temperature in desiccators and weighed. The total dry matter was calculated according to the following formula:\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDM\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;D/M \u0026times; 100,\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewhere DM\u0026mdash;dry matter (%), D\u0026mdash;weight of dry sample (g), W\u0026mdash;weight of fresh sample (g).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec21\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDetermination of Sugars\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarbohydrate analyses were made according to procedures in \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR60\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e60\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. For a reducing sugar content assessment, ten grams of fresh material sample was placed in 250 mL bottle, 150 mL of distilled water was added and vigorously shaken. One milliliter of the filtrate was mixed with 3 mL of DNP (2,4-dinitrophenol) (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) reagent in a test tube and then heated in a water bath at 95\u0026deg;C for 6 min. Absorbance of the mixture was measured using the spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 600 nm using a Shimadzu UV-spectrophotometer, (Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan). The reducing sugar content was estimated using the standard curve of glucose. The total soluble carbohydrate was determined after hydrolysis of sugars. After filtration, 40 mL of the filtrate was taken, a few drops of concentrated HCl (POCH Gliwice) were added. The samples were warmed up for 30 min in a water bath. After cooling, the mixture was neutralized using a few drops of concentrated NaOH (POCH Gliwice). Next, 1 mL of the filtrate was mixed with 3 mL of DNP (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) reagent and the procedure for determining the content of reducing sugars was followed.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec22\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDetermination of Ascorbic Acid\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ascorbic acid content was assessed according to Kapur et al.\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR61\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e61\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Ten grams of fresh sweet cherries were homogenized with 25 mL of metaphosphoric acid solution (Sigma-Aldrich) and quantitatively transferred into a 50 mL volumetric flask and gently shaken to homogenize the solution. Then it was diluted up to the mark with the metaphosphoric acid solution. The solution was filtered and centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 15 min, the supernatant solution was used for spectrophotometric determination (Shimadzu UV-1800, UV Spectrophotometer System, Japan) of ascorbic acid concentration in samples. Ascorbic acid is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid by adding bromine water. After that, L-dehydroascorbic acid reacts with 2,4-DNPH (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) and produces an osazone, which, treated with 85% H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eSO\u003csub\u003e4\u003c/sub\u003e, forms a red-colored solution. A typical calibration plot was made and used to determine the concentration of ascorbic acid in the samples.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec23\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTotal soluble solids concentration (TSSC)\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal soluble solids concentration (TSSC) determination of the juice was measured using an Abbe Mark refractometer and expressed as \u003csup\u003eo\u003c/sup\u003eBrix. Ten fruits were analyzed per treatment per replicate, and two readings were recorded per fruit using juice from the fruit pericarp; a new set of fruits was analyzed on each assessment date.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTitratable acidity (TA\u003c/b\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTitratable acidity (TA) of 10- mL sample of juice was measured using titrator and is expressed as milliliters of 0,1 N NaOH required to bring the pH 8,1. Titratable acidity (TA) was calculated as g L\u003csup\u003e\u0026minus;\u0026thinsp;1\u003c/sup\u003e of in a Mettler Toledo DL50 titrator (Coslada, Madrid, Spain), with results expressed as % malic acid.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec24\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTotal polyphenol concentration (TPC)\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eTPC was determined using the Folin\u0026ndash;Ciocalteu reagent (Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany) according to the method of Singleton and Orthofer \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR62\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e62\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. A volume of 0.5 mL of Folin\u0026ndash;Ciocalteu reagent previously diluted with distilled water (1:10) was mixed with 0.1 mL of each sample. The solution was allowed to stand for 5 min at 25 \u0026ordm;C before adding 1.7 mL of sodium carbonate solution (20%). Then, 10 mL of distilled water was added to the mixture and the absorbance was measured at 735 nm after 20 min of incubation with agitation at room temperature. Results were expressed in mg of gallic acid equivalents (GAE) per kg of fresh sample.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec25\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotal anthocyanins (TA)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal anthocyanins (TA) were determined by the spectrophotometric method, which consists in determining the difference in absorbance of anthocyanin solutions at pH 1 (oxonium form) and pH 4.5 (pseudo-base form). The results of the determinations are given expressed as cyanidin-3-glucoside/100 g fresh weight (FW) \u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR63\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e63\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec26\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAntioxidant capacity\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermination of the antioxidant capacity by the FRAP method (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power) was conducted using the method developed by Benzie and Strein\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan citationid=\"CR64\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e64\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/sup\u003e. Immediately before the assay, a FRAP working solution was prepared, i.e. 250 mL of acetate buffer with a pH of 3.6, 25 mL of the 2,4,6-Tri(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine solution (TPTZ, 10 millimoles in 40 mmol HCl) and 25 mL of iron (III) chloride hexahydrate solution (20 mmol) were mixed (all provided by Sigma-Aldrich, Darmstadt, Germany). The solution was incubated at 37\u0026deg;C and assays were then performed. For this purpose, 6 mL of the FRAP solution was taken and 200 \u0026micro;L of the sample and 600 \u0026micro;L of H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c/sub\u003eO were added. After 4 min, absorbance was measured at a wavelength of 593 nm. Based on the conducted measurements, a curve of dependence of the absorbance value on the sample concentration was plotted. Based on the curve, the absorbance value was determined at a concentration equal to the mean of the dilutions used and the antioxidant capacity was calculated at the same absorbance value based on the standard curve determined for Fe\u003csup\u003e2+\u003c/sup\u003e ions. To remove solid parts, the samples were centrifuged for 5 min on a Rotina 420R centrifuge (Hettich, Vlotho, Germany) at 2250\u0026times; \u003cem\u003eg\u003c/em\u003e RCF before the assay. Each value in graphs is mean and standard deviation.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec27\" class=\"Section3\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eStatistics\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe results were statistically analyzed by means of one factor analysis of variance after harvest and storage where the factor was cultivar, and also a two-factor analysis of variance, treating as variables the cultivar model and 1-MCP dose- stickers and without 1-MCP (control). The results were statistically analyzed, an analysis of variance (ANOVA) of data from each experiment and the synthesis from three repetitions were made. The significance of differences was evaluated using the Tukey multiple confidence intervals for the significance level of α\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.05. Calculations were made independently for each storage time using Statistica\u0026reg; 13.1.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e "},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003ch2\u003eFunding\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis research received no external funding.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAuthor Contribution\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceptualization, D.W., A.W., T.M.; methodology, D.W., A.W., T.M.; research and development of research results D.W.; wrote the main manuscript text D.W . All authors reviewed the manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eData Availability\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"References","content":"\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaienza, M. F. et al. Childhood obesity, cardiovascular and liver health: a growing epidemic with age. \u003cem\u003eWorld J. 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However, the effect of 1-MCP has been studied to a lesser extent on non-climacteric fruit, showing variable results in delaying their ripening. In the present experiment the effects of using different doses: 1, 2, 4 uL of 1-MCP per liter in the form of Vidre\u0026thinsp;+\u0026thinsp;stickers (Fresh Inset) compared to control (without 1-MCP) on the quality parameters and shelf life of cv. Kordia and Regina was evaluated. One Liter clamshells of freshly picked sweet cherries were placed into a plastic bag for 24 hours. After that, all clamshells were placed into a storage chamber (2\u0026ndash;3\u0026deg;C, 90\u0026ndash;95% relative air humidity). The best results in terms of weight loss, stem browning, firmness and fruit quality after storage was obtained with samples treated with 1-MCP. 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