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SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
卷 142, 期 -, 页码 221-228出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.04.027
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Peach; Antioxidant enzyme; Free radicals; pH
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- Agriculture Department Balochistan
Peach fruit has become very popular among stone fruits in Pakistan with increasing production. The main area of peach production in Pakistan is Swat, in the northern part of the country. Significant fruit losses occur during harvest temporary storing, and transport to market. Objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of salicylic acid (SA) at different concentrations (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 mmol L-1) on postharvest life of peach fruit (cv.'Flordaking'). Fruits were treated with SA immediately after harvest and stored at 0 degrees C for 5 weeks. Generally, all of the SA concentrations gave a higher activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) during five weeks of storage. The 2.0 mmol SA concentrations showed the highest activity for enzymatic antioxidants. The fruit browning enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity decreased in SA treated fruits. SA treated fruits exhibited higher radical scavenging activity (RSA) than control fruits. The SA 2.0 mmol concentration resulted in increased fruit weight, firmness, and decreased juice pH. The higher concentration of SA (2.0 mmol) proved to be the most effective in keeping peach fruit quality intact along with maintained skin color and delayed fruit surface decay during storage. Conclusively amongst all treatments SA 2.0 mmol application exhibited maximum antioxidants enzymatic activities, minimum weight loss, stored firmness and decreased pH during storage period. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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