Cv. Granny Smith a
pple fruit, treated at harvest with aqueous emulsions containing di
phenylamine(DPA) and DPA derivatives, were evaluated for the
peel disorder su
perficial scald (scald) after 6months of cold storage at 1
C
plus 0 or 7 days at 20
C. Metabolism of these derivatives and
pha.gif" BORDER=0>-farnesene oxidation were also evaluated after 6 months. Derivatives substituted at the
para
position
prevented scald, but scald develo
ped on fruit treated with derivatives substituted in the amino, ortho,or meta
positions. The extent of scald control was also de
pendent on the chemical nature of thefunctional grou
p used to derivatize DPA. Hydroxylation of DPA and DPA derivatives during storagewas not associated with scald control. Methoxylated DPA derivatives
produced during storage resultedfrom
O-methylation of
C-hydroxylated derivatives rather than
C-methoxylation of DPA.
N-Nitrosodi
phenylamine
provided
partial scald control,
possibly resulting from its degradation to DPA, indicatingthat the amino hydrogen of DPA may be crucial for scald control. Results suggest that functionalgrou
p position and chemical
pro
perties both contribute to the efficacy of DPA derivatives for scaldcontrol.Keywords:
Malus sylvestris L. (Mill.) var.
domestica Borkh. Mansf; scald; LCMS; antioxidant