Strategies to Delay Ethylene-Mediated Ripening in Climacteric Fruits: Implications for Shelf Life Extension and Postharvest Quality
Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 840 - 840
Published: Aug. 8, 2024
Climacteric
fruits
undergo
a
characteristic
ripening
process
regulated
by
ethylene,
key
plant
hormone.
Extending
the
shelf
life
of
these
while
preserving
their
postharvest
quality
poses
significant
challenge
for
food
industry.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
overview
physiological
and
molecular
strategies
to
delay
ethylene-mediated
in
climacteric
impact
on
life,
quality,
sensory
attributes,
volatile
compounds.
Additionally,
it
examines
role
ethylene
fruit
ripening,
analysing
various
managing
including
inhibitors,
adsorbents,
scavengers
catalytic
oxidation.
concludes
with
future
research
directions
genetic
approaches
reducing
production
or
responsiveness
fruits,
integrated
strategies,
environmental
considerations,
commercial
applications
improving
handling
quality.
Language: Английский
Bacillus velezensis LMY3-5 for the biocontrol of soft rot in kiwifruit: antifungal action and underlying mechanisms
Chunguang Ren,
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Yu Liu,
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Wenwen Su
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et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: April 29, 2025
Soft
rot
caused
by
Botryosphaeria
dothidea
is
a
serious
fungal
disease
in
kiwifruit
observed
during
the
storage
period,
and
it
seriously
restricts
healthy
stable
development
of
industry.
In
present
study,
bacterial
strain
LMY3-5
with
high
antifungal
activity
was
isolated
from
tissues.
Based
on
gyrA
16S
rRNA
sequences,
phylogenetic
tree
constructed,
identified
as
Bacillus
velezensis
.
The
16%
cell-free
supernatant
(CFS)
suppressed
B.
spore
germination
mycelial
growth
97.32%.
CFS
could
effectively
inhibit
expansion
soft
vitro
,
inhibition
rate
73.59%.
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM)
observations
mycelia
treated
for
12
h
showed
that
were
curved,
wrinkled,
sunken.
Moreover,
transmission
(TEM)
revealed
blurred
boundaries
cell
walls
well
plasmolysis
vacuolization.
Propidium
iodide
(PI)
staining
treatment
damaged
membrane
affected
its
permeability,
which
led
to
leakage
nucleic
acids
proteins.
Simultaneously,
substantial
increase
key
enzymes
(i.e.,
β
-1,3-glucanase
chitinase)
observed,
indicated
damage
wall
function
dothidea.
GC/LC–MS
analysis
presence
27
antimicrobial
compounds.
Thus,
great
potential
biocontrol
agent
kiwifruit.
Language: Английский