Enhancement of Antioxidant Systems and Storability of Two Plum Cultivars by Preharvest Treatments with Salicylates

被引:27
作者
Martinez-Espla, Alejandra [1 ]
Serrano, Maria [2 ]
Valero, Daniel [1 ]
Martinez-Romero, Domingo [1 ]
Castillo, Salvador [1 ]
Zapata, Pedro J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Miguel Hernandez, Dept Agrofood Technol, Orihuela 03312, Spain
[2] Univ Miguel Hernandez, Dept Appl Biol, Orihuela 03312, Spain
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES | 2017年 / 18卷 / 09期
关键词
Prunus salicina Lindl; salicylic acid; acetylsalicylic acid; methyl salicylate; antioxidant enzymes; phenolics; antioxidant activity; quality; postharvest; ripening; POSTHARVEST STORAGE; SWEET CHERRY; ACID TREATMENT; METHYL SALICYLATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; CHILLING INJURY; FRUIT-QUALITY; COLD-STORAGE; ACETYLSALICYLIC-ACID; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS;
D O I
10.3390/ijms18091911
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In this research the effect of salicylic acid (SA), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), and methylsalicylate (MeSA) treatments, applied as a foliar spray during on-tree plum development, on fruit quality attributes, bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and the activity of the antioxidant enzymes at harvest and after long-term cold storage was evaluated in two plum cultivars (Black Splendor, BS, and Royal Rosa, RR). At harvest, plum quality parameters, such as weight, total phenolics (including anthocyanins, in BS), total carotenoids, and antioxidant activity, in both hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds were found at higher levels in plums from SA-, ASA-, and MeSA-treated trees than in those from control trees. During storage, fruit firmness, total acidity, and antioxidant compounds were at higher levels in treated, than in control, plums, which show an effect of salicylate treatments on delaying the plum postharvest ripening process. In addition, the activity of the antioxidant enzymes catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) were also enhanced at the time of harvest in salicylate-treated plums as compared with plums from control trees. The activity of these antioxidant enzymes was also found at higher levels in salicylate-treated plums during storage. Thus, preharvest treatment with salicylates could be a safe, eco-friendly, and new tool to improve and maintain plum quality attributes, and especially their content of antioxidant compounds, with an additional effect on delaying the postharvest ripening process through increasing the levels of antioxidant compounds and the activity of the antioxidant enzymes.
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