Complete and balanced nutrition has always been the first line of plant defense due to the
direct involvement of mineral elements in plant protection. Mineral elements affect plant …

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) is present in most higher plants, but also in animals and fungi.
PPO in plants had been summarized several years ago. However, recent advances in …

Enzymatic browning is a colour reaction occurring in plants, including cereals, fruit and
horticultural crops, due to oxidation during postharvest processing and storage. This has a …

Nitrogen (N) is one of the most important elements that has a central impact on plant growth
and yield. N is also widely involved in plant stress responses, but its roles in host-pathogen …

Glycine betaine (GB) treatment is useful to reduce chilling injury (CI) of several kinds of fruits
including peach. However, the regulatory mechanism remains unknown. In this study, peach …

Abstract Background Plum (Prunus domestica L.) has a short shelf-life period due to its high
respiration rate and is sensitive to low storage temperatures, which can lead to the …

Abstract Chlorogenic acid (5-O-caffeoyl-quinic acid; CGA) is an ester of caffeic acid and (-)-
quinic acid with many beneficial properties for human health, such as anti-oxidant, anti …

Botrytis cinerea is considered one of the most important diseases, causing significant loss of
strawberry fruits both before and after harvest. The current study sought to assess the green …

Botrytis cinerea (B. cinerea) is characterized by its wide dissemination and high rotting
ability, making peach fruit (Prunus persica L.) highly susceptible to gray mold infection. This …

Insecticides are commonly associated with insects as the target of their activity. Curiously,
the fact that insects are seldom the target of insecticide application is the object of frequent …