scholarly journals Salicylate Treatment Affects Fruit Quality and Also Alters the Composition of Metabolites in Strawberries

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 400
Author(s):  
Saša Gačnik ◽  
Robert Veberič ◽  
Metka Hudina ◽  
Darinka Koron ◽  
Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Ascorbic Acid Content ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Primary And Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Metabolite Content

This study evaluated the effect of preharvest treatments with salicylates (salicylic acid (SA), methyl salicylic acid (MeSA) and acetyl salicylic acid (ASA)) on fruit quality parameters and primary and secondary metabolites during ripening at five sampling dates. The results showed that salicylates affect overall fruit quality, and some very desirable and important properties of strawberry fruits were acquired by the treatments, such as a deeper red colour (decreased hue angle), delayed ripening process with maintenance of higher fruit firmness, and higher sugar and ascorbic acid content. HPLC-MS analysis of the phenolic contents showed at almost all sampling dates that treatment with salicylates increased the content of some phenolic groups, the contents of the hydroxycinnamic acids (SA: up to 18%; MeSA: up to 13% increase), flavanols (SA: up to 27%, MeSA: up to 36% and ASA: up to 24% increase), anthocyanins (SA: up to 51%, MeSA: up to 33% and ASA: up to 28% increase) and also flavonol glycosides such as flavones. Total phenolics in fruits also increased-up to 27% with SA and up to 28% with MeSA. In general, better fruit quality and higher metabolite content were obtained with SA.

scholarly journals Effect of Salicylic Acid, Calcium Chloride and Calcium Lactate Applications on Quality Attributes of Minimally-Processed ‘Wonderful’ Pomegranate Arils

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 508-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar A.M.A. SHAARAWI ◽  
Assem S.E. SALEM ◽  
Ibrahim M.K. ELMAGHRABY ◽  
Eman A.A. ABD EL-MONIEM
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Calcium Chloride ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Calcium Lactate ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
Colour Development ◽  
And Control ◽  
Pomegranate Arils

‘Wonderful’ pomegranate arils were treated with 0.5% and 1% of calcium chloride, 0.5% and 1% of calcium lactate, and salicylic acid (1 and 2 mM), then treated and untreated (control) arils packaged in clean (sterilized) plastic containers. Fresh produce was then stored at 5±1 ℃. Assessment of arils quality was carried out at 3-day intervals by evaluating the following quality parameters: appearance, decay, off odor, flavor, total soluble solids, acidity, anthocyanin and vitamin C content, firmness, colour development (L* value and hue angle), and microbial load. Pomegranate arils treated with salicylic acid, calcium chloride, and calcium lactate maintained a general good quality and appearance up to 12 days of storage at 5±1 ℃, with no visible decay and off odor development. The total microbial population was lower in arils treated with salicylic acid, in comparison to treatments with calcium chloride, calcium lactate and control arils. All treatments scored above the limit of marketability, maintaining good quality of fresh-cut produce during storage. However, the use of salicylic acid and calcium chloride helped to keep a better overall quality of arils at the end of the 12-day storage at 5±1 ℃.

scholarly journals Impact of Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) Primocane Tipping on Fruit Yield and Quality

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zala ZORENC ◽  
Robert VEBERIC ◽  
Darinka KORON ◽  
Maja MIKULIC-PETKOVSEK
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
High Temperature Stress ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Rubus Idaeus ◽  
Fruit Yield ◽  
Primary And Secondary Metabolites ◽  
The Impact

High temperature stress, which has been occurring more often in recent years, usually coincides with the flowering of primocane raspberries and causes a negative effect on fruit quality parameters. One of the methods of delaying raspberry flowering and fruit development to avoid high summer temperatures is tipping the young primocanes. The aim of the study was to investigate how this practice affects the fruit characteristics and primary and secondary metabolites of two primocane raspberry cultivars (‘Amira’ and ‘Polka’). For this purpose, we performed primocane tipping on two different dates in late spring and analyzed the berries from three subsequent sampling dates. High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) analyses were used for the identification and quantification of individual phenolic compounds and HPLC analyses for individual sugars and organic acids. Primocane tipping had great influence on the beginning of the harvest season of both cultivars. The impact on fruit yield was insignificant. Sampling date had a greater influence on fruit metabolite contents than did different treatments, with cultivar ‘Polka’ showing a greater response to primocane tipping than cultivar 'Amira'. Based on primary and secondary metabolites, it is difficult to say which treatment provided the best results, since dissimilar patterns were shown at different sampling dates and between cultivars. With negligible differences in fruit quality, primocane tipping was shown to be a good cultivation practice for delaying the production season of raspberries.

scholarly journals Hasat Sonrası Bazı Uygulamaların Autumn Giant Erik Çeşidinin Muhafaza Performansı Üzerine Etkisi

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Feyza Nur Dursun ◽  
Erdinc Bal
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Ascorbic Acid Content ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Quality Properties

In this study, the effect of postharvest salicylic acid (2 mM), oxalic acid (5 mM), putrescine (2 mM) and calcium (4% CaCl2) applications on storage performance of Autumn Giant plum fruit were investigated. After applications, plum fruits were placed in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and stored for 40 days at 85-90% relative humidity conditions at 0.5±0.5°C. In order to determine the fruit quality characteristics after treatments, weight loss, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, fruit firmness, ascorbic acid, total flavonoids, total phenolics and total antioxidant content analysis were performed at 10 days’ intervals. According to the results, the effect of applications on weight loss was not significant. The maximum decrease in flesh firmness, titratable acid and ascorbic acid content during storage was determined in control fruits. Although fluctuations in the form of increase or decrease in biochemical compounds were generally observed, decreases occurred according to harvest value at the end of storage period. Considering all measurements and evaluations, it was determined that application of salicylic acid and putrescine had a more positive effect on preservation of fruit quality properties and biochemical content of Autumn Giant plum cultivar during storage than other applications.

scholarly journals Salicylic Acid Foliar Application Increases Crop Yield and Quality Parameters of Green Pepper Fruit during Postharvest Storage

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2263
Author(s):  
Alicia Dobón-Suárez ◽  
María J. Giménez ◽  
María E. García-Pastor ◽  
Pedro J. Zapata
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Postharvest Storage ◽  
Green Pepper ◽  
Functional Quality ◽  
Pepper Fruit ◽  
Pepper Plants

The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of salicylic acid (SA) as a preharvest treatment on crop yield throughout the crop cycle of green pepper fruit as well as on its quality parameters, including functional quality, at harvest and during 21 days of storage at 7 °C. Thus, ‘Herminio’ pepper plants were treated with SA at 0.5, 1 and 5 mM, and higher crop yield (kg per plant, number of fruits per plant and average fruit weight) and quality parameters (firmness, green color and total acidity) at harvest were obtained with the 0.5 mM dose, as well as greater phenolic compounds content and total antioxidant activity. These quality traits and functional quality were also maintained at higher levels for this treatment than in controls during postharvest storage, leading to a delay of fruit quality losses. In addition, the decay incidence for 0.5 mM SA-treated pepper fruits reached a value of 2.10% at the end of the storage, which was lower than untreated fruits (16.55%). These results suggest that preharvest application of SA at low doses tested on pepper plants could be a useful tool to increase crop yield and fruit quality parameters at harvest and maintain them during storage, delaying quality losses and decay incidence.

scholarly journals Calcium lactate and salicylic acid foliar application influence eggplant growth and postharvest quality parameters

2021 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Zahra GHAHREMANI ◽  
Masoud NOROUZI ◽  
Taher BARZEGAR ◽  
Mohamad Ebrahim RANJBAR
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Ascorbic Acid Content ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Calcium Lactate ◽  
Physiological Characteristics ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Fruit Decay

<p>Eggplant is one of the most popular and vital vegetable crops in the world. Various plant bio-regulators have been used in different crops to increase uptake of nutrients thereby leading to improvement in growth, flowering, fruit quality, storability and yield. The scope of this study was to evaluate the effects of calcium lactate and salicylic acid foliar application on growth parameters, physiological characteristics and shelf-life of eggplant fruit. Obtained results showed that the highest applied concentrations of calcium lactate (4 mM or 0.8 g l-1) and salicylic acid (1.5 mM or 0.2 g l-1) foliar application led to the highest values of measured growth parameters and yield. Applying of calcium lactate and salicylic acid foliar treatments could increase tissue firmness and ascorbic acid content of fruits. Foliar application of calcium lactate 4 mM (0.8 g l-1) and salicylic acid 1 mM (0.13 g l-1) was the best treatment to decrease percentage of fruit decay. In conclusion, our results showed that foliar application of calcium lactate and salicylic acid can be useful and inexpensive treatment to improve growth parameters, physiological characteristics and post-harvest properties of eggplant fruit</p>

scholarly journals Salicylic and Methyl Salicylic Acid Affect Quality and Phenolic Profile of Apple Fruits Three Weeks before the Harvest

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1807
Author(s):  
Sasa Gacnik ◽  
Robert Veberič ◽  
Metka Hudina ◽  
Silvija Marinovic ◽  
Heidi Halbwirth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase ◽  
Chalcone Synthase ◽  
Phenylpropanoid Pathway ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Fruit Peel ◽  
Phenolic Profile ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
Methyl Salicylic Acid

Effects of spraying over apple trees (Malus domestica; 'Topaz') with methyl salicylic acid (MeSA) and SA during fruit maturation were investigated for quality parameters (weight, firmness, hue angle, red blush, yield) and phenolic profile of the peel and pulp (HPLC–mass spectrometry). These treatment effects were also investigated for activities of the phenylpropanoid pathway enzymes phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, chalcone synthase and isomerase (combined), and flavanone-3β-hydroxylase. The MeSA and SA treatments resulted in poor fruit peel coloration, with higher hue angles and 20% and 10% lower red blush, respectively. Anthocyanin levels were also significantly lower (56%) for MeSA treatment. MeSA stimulated activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and chalcone synthase/isomerase, which resulted in higher levels of flavanols (to 34%), flavonols (to 33%), and hydroxycinnamic acids (to 29%), versus control. Therefore, while these salicylate treatments improve levels of some beneficial polyphenols, they also have negative effects on the external quality characteristics of the fruit.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF SILICON AND CALCIUM APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY PARAMETERS OF CUCUMBER ESTABLISHED IN A SODIC SOIL

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Gustavo E. González-Terán ◽  
Fernando C. Gómez-Merino ◽  
Libia I. Trejo-Téllez
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Sodic Soil ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
Dark Green ◽  
The Individual

Soil salinity is a growing problem that affects crop quality. Cucumber is a vegetable eaten fresh, with great worldwide demand, making its chemical and physical characteristics important. In the present work, the effects of foliar application of silicon (Si: 0 and 2 mM), calcium (Ca: 0 and 2 mM), and the combination of both (Si + Ca: 0 + 0 mM, 2 + 0 mM, 0 + 2 mM and 2 + 2 mM) on dry matter of leaves and stems, yield and fruit quality of cucumbers grown in a sodic soil were studied. Treatments did not affect dry biomass, yield and product size. The obtained results show that applying foliar Ca increases total soluble solids in comparison to the control. Foliar Si application significantly increased fruit firmness in the end towards the peduncle. Moreover, foliar Ca application increased the fruit hue angle (intense green), while foliar Si application increased chroma (dark green), both significantly regarding the control. The individual applications of Si and Ca were proven to differentially improve the fruit quality parameters of cucumber in sodic soil conditions.

scholarly journals Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment Combined with Peracetic Acid Treatment Reduces Decay and Maintains Quality in Loquat Fruit

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Ling ◽  
Jia Xu ◽  
Shuang Shao ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Peng Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peracetic Acid ◽  
Ultrasonic Treatment ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Ascorbic Acid Content ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Browning Index ◽  
Fruit Decay ◽  
Soluble Solid

The effects of ultrasonic treatment (UT, 400 watts for 6 min) combined with peracetic acid (PA, 0.4% (W/W)) treatment on fruit decay, browning, and quality and physiological changes in loquat fruit stored at 20°C were investigated. The results showed that treatment with UT or PA alone significantly reduced both decay and browning index in loquat fruit compared with the control. The combined treatment was more effective in decreasing decay and browning index and maintaining higher quality parameters than UT or PA treatment alone. Loquat fruits treated with the combined treatment maintained higher activities of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) than those treated with other treatments. In addition, UT combined with PA treatment significantly reduced the increase of firmness and increased fruit extractable juice, total soluble solid (TSS), and ascorbic acid content in loquat fruit. Moreover, the contents of total phenolics and total flavonoids were enhanced by the combination of UT and PA treatment. The combination of UT and PA treatment could be a useful method to reduce decay and browning in loquat fruit stored at room temperature, which has potential for application in the loquat industry.

scholarly journals Evaluation of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in some edible flowers

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 857-870
Author(s):  
Fernando Gonçalves ◽  
João Carlos Gonçalves ◽  
Ana Cristina Ferrão ◽  
Paula Correia ◽  
Raquel P. F. Guiné
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Total Phenolics ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Spectrophotometric Methods ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Successive Extraction ◽  
Dpph Method ◽  
Total Anthocyanins

AbstractRecently, edible flowers (EF) have aroused increased interest because of their aesthetic properties as well as potential health benefits related to the occurrence of some bioactive compounds. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the total phenolics, anthocyanins, flavonoids, and antioxidant activity (AOA) (following DPPH and ABTS methods) in eleven EF. The samples were subjected to three successive extraction steps using methanol, and these extracts were then analysed for the aforementioned properties using spectrophotometric methods. The obtained extracts were used for the quantification of phenolic composition and AOA. The results indicated that, among the flowers analysed in this study, red rose, pink rose, and red carnation possessed the highest total phenolic contents (27.53, 23.30, and 18.17 mg g−1 gallic acid equivalents, respectively), total anthocyanins (3.07, 1.97, and 4.47 mg g−1 catechin equivalents [CE], respectively), and AOA (12.07, 15.77, and 12.93 mg g−1 TE, respectively, as given by the DPPH method or 8.23, 9.27 and 8.00 mg g−1 TE, respectively, as given by the ABTS method). The flowers with highest flavonoids contents were red carnation, Mexican marigold, and pink rose (17.50, 16.90, and 16.57 mg g−1 CE, respectively). Cluster analysis grouped the analysed flowers into two groups, those richest in phenolics with AOA and those not so rich. Finally, some important correlations were observed between the total phenolics and the AOA. In conclusion, these flowers could represent a potential source of natural compounds with antioxidant capacity.

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