Exportation of sweet persimmon has been grown up recently, but the growth was accumulated because of quarantine and shelf life issues. Herein, we've investigated the concurrent processing of ethyl formate (EtF), a MeBr alternative quarantine fumigant, and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), an anti-ethylene compound, on sweet persimmon and suggested proper fumigation methods. An important quarantine pest, Tetranychus urticae, was inoculated on sweet persimmon, and then 70 g m-3 of ethyl formate has been fumigated for 6 h before and after 1 ppm of 1-MCP treatment for 24 h at 5°C condition. These concurrent processing showed the promise that efficacy of EtF was enough to meet quarantine guideline and shelf life of fruits was extended in terms of the hardness, surface color and sugar contents when treated fruits were stored for four weeks at 5°C.

• Bong-Su Kim(Dongbu ARI, Dongbu Farm Hannong Co. Ltd)
• Jeong-Oh Yang(Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
• Min-Goo Park(Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
• Hye-Min Kim(Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
• Young-Ju Park(Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency)
• Byung-Ho Lee(Dongbu ARI, Dongbu Farm Hannong Co. Ltd)