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Postharvest Physiology of Fruit and Vegetables-the Second Edition
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Postharvest Physiology of Fruit and Vegetables-the Second Edition

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2022) | Viewed by 6679

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Reinaldo Campos-Vargas

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Centro de Estudios Postcosecha, Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8831314, Chile
Interests: postharvest physiology of perishable; fruit quality; postharvest technology
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Dr. Romina Pedreschi

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School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Calle San Francisco s/n, La Palma, Quillota, Chile
Interests: postharvest physiology; metabolomics; proteomics; systems biology; plant bioactives
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fruits and vegetables constitute an essential part of human nutrition as important sources of macro- and micronutrients. The production and quality of fruits and vegetables are highly dependent on the physiology of the plant, which is highly influenced by its immediate environment. This Special Issue of Plants welcomes research papers that focus on the underlying physiological and molecular mechanisms that drive the manifestation of desired and undesired quality traits after harvest. Studies concerning the use of omics platforms (e.g., genomics and epigenetics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and proteomics), comprehensive phenotyping, biochemical assays, and modeling are welcome.

Dr. Reinaldo Campos-Vargas
Dr. Romina Pedreschi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • horticultural products
  • fruit physiology
  • vegetable physiology
  • biochemical assays
  • omics
  • metabolism

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Hydrogen Gas Improves the Postharvest Quality of Lanzhou Lily (Lilium davidii var. unicolor) Bulbs
by Hongsheng Zhang, Xuetong Wu, Xingjuan Liu, Yandong Yao, Zesheng Liu, Lijuan Wei, Xuemei Hou, Rong Gao, Yihua Li, Chunlei Wang and Weibiao Liao
Plants 2023, 12(4), 946; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040946 - 19 Feb 2023
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Hydrogen gas (H2) is an important molecular messenger in animal and plant cells and is involved in various aspects of plant processes, including root organogenesis induction, stress tolerance and postharvest senescence. This study investigated the effect of H2 fumigation on [...] Read more.
Hydrogen gas (H2) is an important molecular messenger in animal and plant cells and is involved in various aspects of plant processes, including root organogenesis induction, stress tolerance and postharvest senescence. This study investigated the effect of H2 fumigation on the quality of Lanzhou lily scales. The results indicated the H2 remarkably declined the color variation and browning degree in Lanzhou lily scales by suppressing the activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), peroxidase (POD) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO). Moreover, H2 significantly alleviated the degradation of soluble proteins and soluble sugars in Lanzhou lily scales during postharvest storage, mitigating the decline in nutritional quality. This alleviating effect of H2 might be achieved by increasing the endogenous H2 concentration. Collectively, our data provide new insights into the postharvest quality reduction of Lanzhou lily scales mitigated by H2 fumigation. Full article
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Chayote Fruit (Sechium edule var. virens levis) Development and the Effect of Growth Regulators on Seed Germination
by Yeimy C. Ramírez-Rodas, Ma. de Lourdes Arévalo-Galarza, Jorge Cadena-Iñiguez, Ramón M. Soto-Hernández, Cecilia B. Peña-Valdivia and José A. Guerrero-Analco
Plants 2023, 12(1), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010108 - 26 Dec 2022
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The chayote fruit is a nontraditional vegetable belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. The fruit has an endocarpic recalcitrant seed that emerges postharvest, drastically shortening its shelf life. In this study, the changes during fruit and seed development before and after harvest (ah) are [...] Read more.
The chayote fruit is a nontraditional vegetable belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. The fruit has an endocarpic recalcitrant seed that emerges postharvest, drastically shortening its shelf life. In this study, the changes during fruit and seed development before and after harvest (ah) are reported. Additionally, in order to investigate how growth regulators (GRs) affect seed germination, 2-cloroethylphosphonic acid (CPA) (200 µL L−1), gibberellic acid (GA3) (100 and 200 mg L−1), auxin (2,4-D) (0.5 and 1.0 mM), and abscisic acid (ABA) (0.5 and 1.0 mM) were applied after harvest. The results showed that the chayote fruit reached horticultural maturity at 21 days after anthesis, with a sigmoid trend: phase I featured slow growth and high transpiration; in phase II, growth was accelerated and accumulation of endosperm was observed; and in phase III, both growth rate and transpiration were reduced, soluble sugars increased, and the seed showed 25% cotyledon development. At day 13 ah, CPA, GA3, and 2,4-D (0.5 mM) increased seed germination, with values between 10 and 15 mm of the embryonary axis, and the treatments with 2,4-D (1 mM) and ABA (0.5 and 1.0 mM) retarded their growth (2–6 mm). This research allowed us to reveal the phenological phases and the shelf life of the chayote fruit, as well as the results of possible postharvest treatment with GRs; our results suggest that strategies to delay viviparism and prolong the shelf life of the fruit should be applied before 10 days ah, when the embryonic axis of the seed has not developed. Full article
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