Melatonin treatment induces chilling tolerance by regulating the contents of polyamine, γ-aminobutyric acid, and proline in cucumber fruit

The mechanism of melatonin (MT) induced chilling tolerance in harvested cucumber fruit was investigated at commercial maturity. In this study, cucumber fruits were treated with 100 µmol L–1 MT at 4°C and 90% relative humidity for 15 d of storage. In comparison with the control, cucumber treatment wi...

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Main Authors: Miilion P MADEBO, Si-ming LUO, Li WANG, Yong-hua ZHENG, Peng JIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920634852