Various postharvest formulations of 1-MCP have been innovated to optimize its efficacy for repeated use across storage, transportation, and retail stages. For small farms or fruits destined for farmers' markets, utilizing postharvest technologies with minimal 1-MCP concentrations is pivotal. In this trial, fruit from ‘Empire’, ‘Red Delicious’, and ‘RubyFrost’ apples was obtained from Cornell orchards in Lansing NY and Cornell AgriTech orchards in Geneva NY, on October 1, 4, and 13, respectively. Fruit were transported to the postharvest laboratory at Cornell University in Ithaca NY and fruit maturity indices were assessed. After cooling the fruit overnight, three different formulations of 1-MCP (tablet - AnsiP®-G, sticker - AnsiP®-Sticker, and sheet - AnsiP®-S, LYTONE Enterprise, Inc., Taiwan) were tested. The treatments were applied to fruit packed in cardboard boxes (30×30×48 cm), each containing 4 trays, at 3 °C for 24 hours. Fruit were then transferred to 20 ⁰C for 4 weeks, and fruit quality including internal ethylene concentration (IEC), flesh firmness, soluble solid content, titratable acidity, fruit color, IAD value index for peel chlorophyll content, and fruit weight were assessed weekly. Additionally, the release dynamics of 1-MCP from tablets, stickers, and sheets were evaluated in different trial. The 1-MCP tablets outperformed other treatments in reducing IEC and maintaining fruit firmness. The effects of different 1-MCP technologies on apple fruit quality and longevity during shelf life will be discussed.
