Melatonin Treatment Affects Wax Composition and Maintains Storage Quality in ‘Kongxin’ Plum (<i>Prunus salicina</i> L. cv) during Postharvest

Melatonin Treatment Affects Wax Composition and Maintains Storage Quality in ‘Kongxin’ Plum (<i>Prunus salicina</i> L. cv) during Postharvest

Cuticular wax is an essential barrier against biological and abiotic stress and is also an important factor affecting fruit storage quality. This paper investigated the effect of melatonin treatment on cuticular wax and the storage quality of plum fruit at low temperature storage of 4 ± 1 °C. ‘Kongx...

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Main Authors: Xin Lin, Shian Huang, Donald J. Huber, Qin Zhang, Xuan Wan, Junsen Peng, Dengcan Luo, Xiaoqing Dong, Shouliang Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
melatonin
‘Kongxin’ plum
cuticular wax
morphology
composition
storage quality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/24/3972

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