Effect of electron beam radiation on disease resistance and quality of harvested mangoes
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Author list: Truc N.T., Uthairatanakij A., Srilaong V., Laohakunjit N., Jitareerat P.
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2021
Volume number: 180
ISSN: 0969-806X
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Postharvest disease is a major problem in mangoes, affecting fruit quality, reducing shelf life and negatively impacting exports. To minimize the disease and maintain fruit quality, the effect of electron beam (E-beam) radiation on anthracnose disease, plant defense enzymes, and fruit quality was investigated. Mango fruit cv. Nam Dok Mai Si-Thong was exposed to an E-beam of 0.5 kGy and stored at 13 °C for 16 d. Non-exposed fruit served as the control. The E-beam treatment demonstrated reduction of disease incidence and severity by inducing the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and the activities of plant defense enzymes such as peroxidase, β-1, 3-glucanase, and chitinase during late storage except for phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, and did not affect the accumulation of the total phenolic content. The respiration rate and ethylene production of the fruit increased immediately after, triggered by E-beam treatment. Later, the respiration rate was significantly suppressed compared to those fruit with non-treatment until the end of storage. The treatment significantly maintained fruit quality with regard to firmness, slowdown in decrease of titratable acid, and retardation in the increase of total soluble solids; however, it did not affect vitamin C content. This is a preliminary experiment to establish that E-beam can alleviate postharvest disease development via hydrogen peroxide and the activities of plant defense enzymes while maintaining fruit quality. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
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Plant defense enzymes
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