Title: Preharvest treatments with salicylates enhance nutrient and antioxidant compounds in plum at harvest and after storage |
Authors: Martínez Esplá, Alejandra ![](/jspui/image/ORCID.jpg) Zapata, Pedro J Valero, Daniel ![](/jspui/image/ORCID.jpg) Martínez-Romero, Domingo ![](/jspui/image/ORCID.jpg) Diaz-Mula, Huertas Maria ![](/jspui/image/ORCID.jpg) Serrano Mula, María |
Editor: Willey / Society of Chemical Industry |
Department: Departamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada |
Issue Date: 2017-11-21 |
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31195 |
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Previous reports have addressed the effectiveness of salicylic acid (SA), acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and methylsalicylate
(MeSA) postharvest treatments on maintaining quality properties during storage in several commodities. However,
there is no literature regarding the effect of preharvest treatments with salicylates on plum quality attributes (at harvest or
after long-term cold storage), which was evaluated in this research.
RESULTS: At harvest, weight, firmness, individual organic acids, sugars, phenolics, anthocyanins and total carotenoids were
found at higher levels in plums from SA-, ASA- and MeSA-treated trees than in those from controls. During storage, softening,
colour changes and acidity losses were delayed in treated fruits as compared to controls. In addition, organic acids and
antioxidant compoundswere still found at higher levels in treated than in control plums after 40 days of storage. Results showa
delay in the postharvest ripening process due to salicylate treatments, which could be attributed to their effect in delaying and
decreasing ethylene production.
CONCLUSION: Preharvest treatment with salicylates could be a safety, eco-friendly and new tool to improve (at harvest)
and maintain (during storage) plum quality and especially its content of bioactive compounds with antioxidant properties,
increasing the health effects of plum consumption.
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Keywords/Subjects: salicylic acid acetylsalicylic acid methylsalicylic acid individual phenolics organic acids sugars |
Knowledge area: CDU: Ciencias puras y naturales: Biología |
Type of document: application/pdf |
Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8770 |
Appears in Collections: Artículos Biología Aplicada
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