Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Postharvest Biology and Technology
Volume
207
Publisher
Elsevier
School
School of Science
RAS ID
62444
Funders
Edith Cowan University
Abstract
Raspberries are highly perishable and have a short storage life. To extend its storage life, we evaluated the impact of preharvest melatonin (MEL) application (0, 50, 100, 200 mol L−1), three days before harvest, on the activities of oxidative and antioxidative enzymes and quality attributes in ‘Esperanza’ raspberries up to 10 d cold storage. The 200 mol L−1 MEL-treated raspberries exhibited a significant reduction in disease incidence while maintaining higher marketable fruit and activities of superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase, dehydroascorbate reductase, monodehydroascorbate reductase, ascorbate peroxidase and catalase as compared to control. Additionally, it reduced activities of polyphenol oxidase, peroxidase and lipoxygenase enzymes and increased flavonoids and ascorbic acid levels. However, preharvest spray of 100 mol L−1 MEL mitigated fruit weight loss and maintained higher anthocyanins, and glutathione than control. In conclusion, MEL application (100–200 mol L−1), three days before harvest, supressed oxidative stress by maintaining higher activities of antioxidant enzymes in raspberries during 10 d of cold storage.
DOI
10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112597
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Comments
Shah, H. M. S., Singh, Z., Hasan, M. U., Kaur, J., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., & Woodward, A. (2024). Melatonin application suppresses oxidative stress and maintains fruit quality of cold stored ‘Esperanza’ raspberries by regulating antioxidant system. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 207, article 112597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2023.112597