Preharvest methyl jasmonate application delays cell wall degradation and upregulates phenolic metabolism and antioxidant activities in cold stored raspberries

Authors/Creators

Hafiz Muhammad Shoaib Shah, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Zora Singh, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Mahmood Ul Hasan, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Andrew Woodward, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Eben Afrifa-Yamoah, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Abstract

The effects of preharvest methyl jasmonate (MeJA) spray application on the physicochemical quality, metabolism of phenolics, and cell wall components in raspberries were investigated during a 10-day cold storage period. MeJA spray reduced firmness loss, decay incidence, and weight loss, while maintained higher levels of soluble solids content, ascorbic acid, anthocyanins and flavonoids in raspberries. Furthermore, MeJA application resulted in increased total pectin and protopectin levels, as well as lowered water-soluble pectin, and activities of pectin methyl esterase, polygalacturonase and cellulase enzymes. Additionally, MeJA treatment upregulated the phenylpropanoid pathway, leading to higher endogenous phenolics and activities of phenylalanine-ammonia lyase and shikimate dehydrogenase. In conclusion, preharvest MeJA spray application could be adopted to enhance the storage potential of cold-stored raspberries for 10 days by maintaining higher firmness, assuring better physicochemical quality, and increasing phenolic metabolism, while reducing cell wall hydrolysis.

RAS ID

71828

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2025

Volume

462

Funding Information

Edith Cowan University

PubMed ID

39216377

School

School of Science

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Publisher

Elsevier

Identifier

Hafiz Muhammad Shoaib Shah: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-5780

Zora Singh: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2946-172X

Mahmood Ul Hasan: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-1391

Andrew Woodward: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6322-4958

Eben Afrifa-Yamoah: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-9249

Comments

Shah, H. M. S., Singh, Z., Hasan, M. U., Woodward, A., & Afrifa-Yamoah, E. (2025). Preharvest methyl jasmonate application delays cell wall degradation and upregulates phenolic metabolism and antioxidant activities in cold stored raspberries. Food Chemistry, 462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141020

Recommended Citation

Shah, H., Singh, Z., Hasan, M., Woodward, A., & Afrifa-Yamoah, E. (2025). Preharvest methyl jasmonate application delays cell wall degradation and upregulates phenolic metabolism and antioxidant activities in cold stored raspberries. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141020