Postharvest Technology MCQs (Set 8)

1. Autocatalytic ethylene production refers to a process in which ethylene ___________________________

2. Excessively high relative humidity and condensation during storage may _______________

3. A major postharvest benefit of gibberellin treatment is inhibition of endogenous ____________________

4. Soft rot in horticultural produce is primarily attributed to pectinolytic microorganisms that lead to _________________

5. __________________ is the progressive deterioration of horticultural produce caused by pathogenic microorganisms, which often leads to soft rot

6. A high respiration rate in harvested horticultural produce generally results in _______________________

7. Gibberellins can improve the external quality of stored horticultural crops partly by regulating __________________

8. __________________ are the two major systems of ethylene synthesis in fruits

9. During cold storage, cellular damage caused by ice crystal formation within plant tissues is termed ___________________

10. In the ethylene biosynthetic pathway of harvested horticultural crops, ACC synthase catalyzes the conversion of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) to ________________________