Advances in Postharvest Fresh-Keeping Technology and Metabolomics of Horticultural Plants—Second Edition

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2025 | Viewed by 599

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College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Interests: multi-omics; metabolome; browning; sulfide metabolism; sulfur fumigation and alternative strategies; postharvest biology
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College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Interests: multi-omics; preservation of litchi, longan and horticultural crops in south China; packaging; sulfur fumigation; postharvest biology
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School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hezhou University, Hezhou 542899, China
Interests: fresh-cut; enzymatic browning; molecular mechanism; chilling injury; multi-omics

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School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hezhou University, Hezhou 542899, China
Interests: postharvest biology of horticultural crops; preservation technology; multi-omics

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Dear Colleagues,

Following the tremendous success of the first edition of the Special Issue “Advances in Postharvest Fresh-Keeping Technology and Metabolomics of Horticultural Plants” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/special_issues/KI5SJE71Z7), a second edition is being launched.

Horticultural plants are still alive during and after harvesting, and programmed and complex metabolic processes take place postharvest. The metabolic processes in horticultural crops are spatio-temporally specific, resulting in the formation or even deterioration of quality during postharvest ripening or senescence. Advanced preservation technologies have been widely explored and used to keep horticultural products fresh. However, systematic investigations into their effect on the metabolism of horticultural crops are still limited. The development and wide application of metabolomics technology has provided a powerful means to study the postharvest metabolism and regulation of horticultural crops. For this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of research on innovative postharvest fresh-keeping technology, as well as metabolic analyses of fruits, vegetables, medicinal, aromatic and ornamental plants during postharvest handling, storage and logistics; this scope is not limited to physiological, biochemical and molecular regulation (at the transcription, post-transcription, translation or post-translation level) analyses.

Dr. Tao Luo
Prof. Dr. Zhenxian Wu
Dr. Yunfen Liu
Dr. Xiaomeng Guo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • horticultural crops
  • postharvest quality
  • preservation technology
  • regulation mechanism
  • metabolomics

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The Role and Regulatory Mechanism of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase (Msr) in the Process of Chilling Injury of Fruits and Vegetables: A Review
by Feilong Yin, Liang Shuai, Mohd Termizi Yusof, Nurul Shazini Ramli, Azizah Misran, Yunfen Liu, Meiying He, Yuanli Liang and Mohd Sabri Pak Dek
Horticulturae 2025, 11(4), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11040422 - 15 Apr 2025
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The failure to promptly eliminate excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to the oxidation of biological macromolecules such as proteins, which is a key factor in chilling injury (CI) in harvested fruits and vegetables. Methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) is a class of redox [...] Read more.
The failure to promptly eliminate excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to the oxidation of biological macromolecules such as proteins, which is a key factor in chilling injury (CI) in harvested fruits and vegetables. Methionine sulfoxide reductase (Msr) is a class of redox proteins that reduce methionine sulfoxide (MetSO) in oxidized proteins back to methionine (Met), thereby restoring protein function. In recent years, the role of Msr in protecting fruits and vegetables from CI has attracted increasing research interest. This review summarizes the classification, distribution, and subcellular localization of Msr in plants and examines its roles and regulatory mechanisms in mitigating CI. The discussion focuses on postharvest CI, ROS dynamics, and Msr-related regulatory pathways. This review provides insights into improving plant quality and enhancing cold resistance through genetic engineering. Full article
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