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Brandão,Isabel Rodrigues; Silva,Dayane Meireles da; Souza,Kamila Rezende Dázio de; Boas,Lissa Vasconcellos Vilas; Santos,Meline de Oliveira; Silva,Fábio Moreira da; Alves,Jose Donizeti. |
ABSTRACT In order to investigate the existence of a possible abscission zone in the binding region between the peduncle and the coffee fruit, as well as the biochemical events involved in fruit ripening, we studied peduncles and fruits of Coffea arabica L. cv. “Icatu amarelo”. Coffee fruits were harvested at different maturation stages by using specific intervals of detachment force. It was observed a breakdown in the cells of the connecting region between peduncles and fruits throughout the maturation process. This disruption is probably caused by increased activity of the cell wall-loosening enzymes (polygalacturonase and cellulase) as well as by higher levels of lipid peroxidation in the final maturation stages. In general, physiological differences... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coffea arabica; Icatu amarelo; Mechanized harvesting; Degrading enzyme; Oxidative stress. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0006-87052016000400386 |