Chitosan-enriched salicylic acid coatings preserves antioxidant properties and alleviates internal browning of pear fruit under cold storage and supermarket conditions

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of three salicylic acid (SA) concentrations (0.5, 1 and 2 mmol/l) on <br /> 7 fruit quality attributes of three apricot cultivars (‘Flavor Cot’, ‘Jumbo Cot’ and ‘Bergeron’) during cold storage (at 1°C for 7, 14, 21 and 28 days). Applications of 1 or 2 mmol/l SA significantly reduced chilling injury and fruit decay of apricot fruit as well as membrane electrolyte leakage and ascorbic acid content. Fruits treated with SA resulted in high total polyphenolic content, antioxidant capacity and carotenoids content while these parameters significantly decreased in non-treated control fruits. Overall, our results showed that SA prolonged the storability of fruits of three different apricot cultivars during cold storage.

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Internal browning alleviation of Queen pineapple cv. ‘Sawi’ under cold storage using salicylic acid or abscisic acid peduncle infiltration

The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology ◽

10.1080/14620316.2019.1621684 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 94 (6) ◽

pp. 744-752 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pannipa Youryon ◽

Suriyan Supapvanich ◽

Chalermchai Wongs-Aree

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Abscisic Acid ◽

Cold Storage ◽

Internal Browning

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Temporal Changes and Correlations between Quality Loss Parameters, Antioxidant Properties and Enzyme Activities in Apricot Fruit Treated with Methyl Jasmonate and Salicylic Acid during Cold Storage and Shelf-Life

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app10228071 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (22) ◽

pp. 8071

Author(s):

Ahmed Ezzat ◽

Attila Hegedűs ◽

Szilárd Szabó ◽

Amin Ammar ◽

Zoltán Szabó ◽

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Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Shelf Life ◽

Methyl Jasmonate ◽

Cold Storage ◽

Enzyme Activities ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Antioxidant Properties ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Temporal Changes ◽

Quality Loss

The apricot storability is one of the largest challenges, which the apricot industry has to face all over the world; therefore, finding options for prolonging fruit quality during cold storage (CS) and shelf-life (SL) will help to decrease postharvest losses of apricot. The aim of this apricot fruit work was to study the temporal changes and correlations of 10 quality parameters (quality losses, antioxidant properties and enzyme activities) in the postharvest treatments of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and salicylic acid (SA) under 1 °C CS (7, 14 and 21 days) and 25 °C SL (4 and 8 days after the 21-day CS) treatments. MeJA and SA significantly decreased the quality loss of chilling injury (CI) and fruit decay (FD) at all dates for both storage conditions. MeJA- and SA-treated fruits increased total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total soluble phenolic compounds (TSPC) and carotenoids contents (TCC) at all dates of both storage treatments. In contrast, the ascorbic acid content (AAC) increased only until days 14 and 4 in the CS and SL treatments, respectively. Among enzyme activity parameters, the activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), peroxidase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were significantly increased in the MeJA and SA treatments in all dates of both storage treatments. Catalase (CAT) activity increased in the SA and control treatments, while it decreased in the MeJA treatment in both storage conditions. In both the MeJA and the SA treatments, six pair-variables (FD vs. CI, PAL vs. CAT, PAL vs. SOD, TAC vs. SOD, TAC vs. FD, and AAC vs. CI) were significant in Pearson correlation and regression analyses among the 45 parameters pairs. Principal component analyses explained 89.3% of the total variance and PC1 accounted for 55.6% of the variance and correlated with the CI, FD, TAC, TSPC, TCC, PAL and SOD, indicating strong connections among most parameters. In conclusion, MeJA and SA are practically useful and inexpensive techniques to maintain quality attributes of CI, FD, TAC, TSPC, TCC, PAL, POD and SOD in apricot fruit during both CS and SL conditions.

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Postharvest treatments to mitigate the internal browning in ‘Bartlett’ pears

Current Agricultural Science and Technology ◽

10.18539/cast.v22i1.5638 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lucimara Rogéria Antoniolli ◽

Ana Beatriz Costa Czermainski ◽

Moises Zucoloto ◽

Dalmo Lopes Siqueira

Keyword(s):

Cold Storage ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Pear Fruit ◽

Treatment Delays ◽

Pyrus Communis L ◽

Harvest Maturity ◽

And Control ◽

Internal Browning ◽

Early Harvest

Internal browning is an important disorder in pear fruit which can lead to considerable economic losses. Pears (Pyrus communis L. cv. Bartlett) were harvested at early harvest maturity of 90 N from a commercial orchard in southern Brazil. Methyl jasmonate, ethanol, and 1-methylcyclopropene vapor treatments were carried out for 24 hours in order to mitigate the internal browning disorder. Fruit were stored for up to 150 days at 0 ± 1 °C and 90 ± 5 % RH. Pears exhibited internal browning in the control samples after 90 days of cold storage. However, no internal browning symptoms were observed in the 1-MCP treatment. The first symptoms in 1-MCP samples were noticed after 120 days of cold storage (12 %) and reached 100 % in five days at room temperature. 1-MCP-treated pears showed flesh firmness values of 82 N after 90 days of cold storage and 18.7 N when they were removed from the cold storage and kept at 20 °C. The greatest acceptance index was attributed to 1-MCP pears after 90 days at 0 ± 1 °C followed by 5 days at 20 ± 1 °C (89.35). High acceptance indexes were attributed to MeJa (77.95) and control pears (76.40) after 30 days in cold storage followed by 5 days at room temperature. 1-MCP (0.3 µL L-1, 24 hours at 0 ± 1 °C) treatment delays ripening and mitigates the internal browning in early harvested ‘Bartlett’ pears, that can be stored for up to 90 days at 0 ± 1 °C.

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Transcriptome profiling of peppermint (Mentha piperita) with improved antioxidant properties in response to salicylic acid elicitation

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology ◽

10.1007/s13562-018-0482-6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 301-311

Author(s):

Marely G. Figueroa-Pérez ◽

Rosalía Reynoso-Camacho ◽

Luis Fernando Garcia-Ortega ◽

Ramon Gerardo Guevara-González

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Antioxidant Properties ◽

Transcriptome Profiling ◽

Mentha Piperita

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Pre-harvest application of salicylic acid influence physicochemical and quality characteristics of ‘Chimarrita’ peaches during cold storage

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture ◽

10.9755/ejfa.2019.v31.i1.1899 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Jakellinye Miranda ◽

Suélen Braga de Andrade, Andressa Vighi Schiavon ◽

Pedro Luis Panisson Kaltbach Lemos ◽

Cláudia Simone Madruga Lima ◽

Marcelo Barbosa Malgarim

Keyword(s):

Salicylic Acid ◽

Shelf Life ◽

Cold Storage ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Acid Solutions ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Hue Angle ◽

Cold Chamber

Peach is a climacteric highly-perishable fruit whose post-harvest preservation relies largely on cold storage. The combination of the last with other technologies allows to extend the shelf life of this product. One alternative is the utilization of salicylic acid, a natural compound involved in many physiological phenomena such as resistance against diseases and ripening. Considering these facts, the objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of pre-harvest application of salicylic acid solutions on the quality of ‘Chimarrita’ peaches during post-harvest cold storage. The experiment was conducted at the Federal University of Pelotas/RS, in the campus of Capão do Leão/RS - Brazil. The application of salicylic acid solutions was performed by direct pulverization on the fruits, 30 days prior to harvest. The concentrations were: 0,0 (control); 1,0; 1,5; and 2,0 mM. After harvest, the fruits were stored in a cold chamber at 1,0 ± 0,5°C and 85-90% RH, for 30 days. The analyses were performed at the following cold storage periods (plus 2 days at room temperature of 20°C to all treatments, in order to simulate commercialization conditions): 10 (+2) days; 20 (+2) days; e 30 (+2) days. The variables evaluated were: mass loss (%); flesh firmness (N); DA index; color (L, a*, b* and hue angle); wooliness incidence (%); rot incidence (%); total soluble solids (°Brix); pH; titrable acidity (% of organic acids); and ratio. The salicylic acid doses and/or the cold storage periods had significant effects on all the evaluated parameters. For most of the parameters analyzed, the intermediate dosis of 1mM (and also 1,5mM) of salicilic acid showed the most promising results. Therefore, the application of salicylic acid solutions 30 days prior to harvest is a technique which can be combined to cold storage in order to shift the quality and the shelf-life of ‘Chimarrita’ peaches.

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