Reducing Chilling Injury of Loquat Fruit by Combined Treatment with Hot Air and Methyl Jasmonate
Reducing Chilling Injury of Loquat Fruit by Combined Treatment with Hot Air and Methyl Jasmonate
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热风与茉莉酸甲酯联合处理减轻枇杷果实冷害
DOI:
10.1007/s11947-013-1232-3
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发表时间:
2014-08-01
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Zheng, Yonghua
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作者:
Jin, Peng;Duan, Yangfeng;Zheng, Yonghua
The effects of a combined treatment of hot air (HA, 38 A degrees C for 6 h) and methyl jasmonate (MeJA, 16 mu mol L-1) on chilling injury, fruit quality, and physiological changes in loquat fruit stored at 1 A degrees C were investigated. The results showed that treatment with HA or MeJA alone both significantly alleviated chilling injury in loquat fruit compared with the control, while their combination had the lowest level of chilling injury symptoms and highest quality. The activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and catalase were enhanced by the combination of HA and MeJA. In addition, the combined treatment significantly inhibited the activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, peroxidase, and polyphenol oxidase, which resulted in lower lignin content. Highest level of polygalacturonase activity and water-soluble pectin content and lowest level of protopectin content were also observed in the combined treatment. These results suggested that the enhanced chilling tolerance by combination of HA and MeJA treatment in loquat fruit was related to the induction of antioxidant enzymes and the inhibition of lignin biosynthesis. The combination of HA and MeJA treatment could be a useful technique to alleviate chilling injury and maintain quality of loquat fruit during cold storage.