Relationships between changes in membrane permeability and the respiration climacteric in pericarp tissue of tomatoes

摘要

Changes in the percent apparent free space (AFS) in pericarp tissue of tomatoes at successive ripening stages were determined, using the climacteric sequence as a standard. A considerable increase in AFS occurred in the preclimacteric stage. This initial rise was followed by a decline until shortly after the onset of the climacteric rise, apparently due to a temporary stabilization effect, followed by a final increase in permeability.