has document part 1-MCP use on Prunus spp. to maintain fruit quality and to extend shelf life during storage: a comparative study. Active packaging development to improve "Starking" sweet cherry post-harvest quality. The use of nature aromatic essential oils helps to maintain post-harvest quality of "Crimson" table grapes. Tomato fruit quality retention by 1-MCP treatments as affected by cultivar and ripening stage at harvest during storage.