Postharvest Technology MCQs (Set 8)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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