Advances in biochemical mechanisms and control technologies to treat chilling injury in postharvest fruits and vegetables

W Zhang, H Jiang, J Cao, W Jiang - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Owing to the postharvest mass loss in most tropical and subtropical fruits and
vegetables caused by chilling injury (CI), it is necessary to look for effective technologies to …

Oxidative stress associated with chilling injury in immature fruit: postharvest technological and biotechnological solutions

JL Valenzuela, S Manzano, F Palma… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Immature, vegetable-like fruits are produced by crops of great economic importance,
including cucumbers, zucchini, eggplants and bell peppers, among others. Because of their …

Effects of exogenous application of CPPU, NAA and GA4+ 7 on parthenocarpy and fruit quality in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

C Qian, N Ren, J Wang, Q Xu, X Chen, X Qi - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
In protected vegetable fields, plant growth regulators are often used to improve cucumber
fruit growth. However, the effects of plant growth regulators on the appearance and …

Carotenoids, vitamin c, and antioxidant capacity in the peel of mandarin fruit in relation to the susceptibility to chilling injury during postharvest cold storage

F Rey, L Zacarías, MJ Rodrigo - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chilling injury (CI) is a postharvest disorder occurring in the fruit of cold-sensitive Citrus
species during storage at low temperatures. This study investigated the involvement of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of 1-MCP on proline, polyamine, and nitric oxide metabolism in postharvest peach fruit under chilling stress

C Qian, Z Ji, Q Zhu, X Qi, Q Li, J Yin, J Liu, J Kan… - Horticultural Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Peach (Prunus persica Batsch 'Yuhualu') fruit are sensitive to chilling injury (CI).
Proline, polyamine (PA), and nitric oxide (NO) are important small regulators of various …

Pre-storage cold acclimation maintained quality of cold-stored cucumber through differentially and orderly activating ROS scavengers

B Wang, S Zhu - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cucumber fruit are susceptible to chilling injury (CI) during storage and ship** at
temperatures below 7–10° C. Pre-storage cold acclimation (PsCA) is a promising …

Implication of the antioxidant system in chilling injury tolerance in the red peel of grapefruit

J Lado, MJ Rodrigo, M Lopez-Climent… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Previous observations have indicated that the red peel areas of grapefruit with high
lycopene concentrations were more tolerant to CI than yellow peel areas (Lado et al …

Maturity stage at harvest and storage temperature to maintain postharvest quality of acerola fruit

BS Ribeiro, ST de Freitas - Scientia Horticulturae, 2020 - Elsevier
Acerola (Malpighia emarginata DC) is native to Central and Northern South America and is
considered a super-fruit due to its high vitamin C content. Acerola postharvest life is highly …

Roles of antioxidant capacity and energy metabolism in the maturity-dependent chilling tolerance of postharvest kiwifruit

F Wang, Q Yang, Q Zhao, X Zhang - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of fruit maturity on chilling injury, antioxidative capacity, and energy
metabolism,'Hongyang'kiwifruit were harvested at three stages of maturity (I, II, and III) …

Atmospheric Pb induced hormesis in the accumulator plant Tillandsia usneoides

P Li, J Zhang, X Sun, E Agathokleous… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
While numerous studies reported hormesis in plants exposed to heavy metals, metals were
commonly added in the growth substrate (eg soil or solution). The potential of heavy metals …