Pre-harvest application of hexanal formulation enhances shelf life and quality of ‘Fantasia’ nectarines by regulating membrane and cell wall catabolism-associated genes

Kumar, Shanthanu Krishna; Kayal, Walid El; Sullivan, J. Alan; Paliyath, Gopinadhan; Subramanian, Jayasankar

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2017.10.031

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“…Enhanced shelf life due to both spray and vapour form of hexanal application has been reported in several fruit crops like apple, banana, grape, peach, pear, strawberry, nectarine, etc [13,8,14,12,34]. Our results revealed that the application of hexanal formulation as postharvest dip treatment in different banana cultivars significantly enhances shelf life.…”

Section: Effect Of Hexanal Formulation On Shelf Lifesupporting

confidence: 56%

“…Several technologies have been developed over a period of time for improving the shelf life of banana, but recently, hexanal formulation has been emerged as one of the viable options to extend post-harvest life and quality of homestead produce [8,9,10,11,12]. Hexanal is an aldehyde, produced during the termination phase of fat oxidation in plant materials, known to extend shelf life of many horticultural commodities by inhibiting enzyme phospholipase D activity, which hydrolyzes the phospholipid to phosphatidic acid and a free head group.…”

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Shelf Life Extension of Banana (Musa spp.) using Hexanal Formulation as a Post-harvest Dip

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Srivignesh

Mutharasu

et al. 2019

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Postharvest dipping of fruits in hexanal formulation extends the shelf life by inhibiting enzyme phospholipase D (PLD) activity. To enhance the postharvest shelf-life and quality of different banana cultivars viz., Grand Naine (AAA), Ney Poovan (AB), Poovan (AAB) and Rasthali (AAB) were treated with different concentration of hexanal formulations (1% and 2% Enhanced fresh formulation (EFF)) and stored at atmospheric storage condition. The results indicate that the quality characteristics of 2% EFF treated fruits of Grand Naine (AAA), Poovan (AAB) and Rasthali (AAB) were low TSS, total sugars, reducing sugars and acidity indicating the perpetuation in quality of fruits during storage life besides extended shelf life of fruits. Banana fruits treated with hexanal, irrespective of cultivars experienced a significant delay in weight loss and higher firmness as compared to respective control. The high-resolution imaging had clearly shown that the application of hexanal delayed the ripening process by the structural integrity of cells on skin and fruit pulp. The PLD enzyme activity, respiration and ethylene evolution rates (more than 10%) were markedly reduced over control due to hexanal treatment. Our results revealed that the application of hexanal formulation as postharvest dip treatment in different banana cultivars significantly enhanced shelf life over control besides continuance of quality during the storage period.

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Section: Effect Of Hexanal Formulation On Shelf Lifesupporting

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Shelf Life Extension of Banana (Musa spp.) using Hexanal Formulation as a Post-harvest Dip

Muthuvel

Srivignesh

Mutharasu

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“…The ability of hexanal-based formulations to inhibit PLD activity, reduce membrane degradation, and enhance postharvest shelf life has been demonstrated for both climacteric and non-climacteric fruit (Paliyath et al 2003;Paliyath and Subramanian 2008). Hexanal-based formulations have been used successfully as preharvest sprays to increase postharvest quality of sweet cherry (Sharma et al 2010), strawberry (El Kayal et al 2017b), nectarine (Kumar et al 2018), tomato (Cheema et al 2014), guava (Gill et al 2016), and mango (Anusuya et al 2016). These studies were in a wide range of geographic locations, examined a variety of fruit species, and demonstrate the potential of hexanal to enhance postharvest quality and shelf life for many economically important fruit species.…”

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“…There has been increasing interest into extending the longevity of horticultural produce through the inhibition of PLD, an enzyme involved in fruit deterioration (Paliyath and Subramanian 2008;Sharma et al 2010;Cheema et al 2014;Gill et al 2016;El Kayal et al 2017a, 2017bKumar et al 2018). Phospholipase D activity is strongly inhibited by hexanal, a naturally occurring, volatile C 6 aldehyde (Paliyath et al 1999;Paliyath et al 2003; Tiwari and Paliyath 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hexanal is the active ingredient of the "Enhanced Freshness Formulation" (EFF; Paliyath et al 2003;Paliyath and Murr 2007) that is used to inhibit the catabolic reactions that are controlled by PLD. Preharvest spray application of EFF can extend the shelf life of several commercially important fruit crops such as nectarine (Kumar et al 2018), tomato (Cheema et al 2014), guava (Gill et al 2016), sweet cherry (Sharma et al 2010), and strawberry (El Kayal et al 2017b) through the inhibition of PLD. In addition to enhancing shelf life, preharvest sprays of EFF were shown to increase fruit retention of mango (Anusuya et al 2016) and raspberry (El Kayal et al 2017a).…”

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Performance of five haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.) cultivars and the effect of hexanal on postharvest quality

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Growers are challenged to provide premium, ripe haskap fruit to market while limiting the negative attributes associated with over-ripening. Hexanal is an inhibitor of phospholipase D, an enzyme involved in membrane degradation, and has shown promise in extending the longevity of fruit. This study investigated the performance of a hexanal-based preharvest spray for enhancing the quality and shelf life of haskap fruit, an emerging crop in Canada. At two locations in 2015, 2016, and 2017, five cultivars were sprayed with a control treatment or a 0.02% hexanal formulation at 2-3 wk before harvest. Fruit was stored at 4°C and assessed for quality at successive times. Although inconsistent, results suggest a hexanal spray may impart a small benefit to the postharvest quality of haskap fruit. Secondary objectives included describing important agronomic characteristics of haskap and assessing the potential of a hexanal preharvest spray for enhancing fruit retention. Hexanal did not reduce fruit drop and had no effect on quality at harvest. Fruit contained high levels of soluble solids and titratable acids, were very dark in colour, and did not degrade in quality as rapidly as softer fruit crops such as strawberry or raspberry.

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Postharvest Technologies in Tender Fruits

Subramanian

Kumar

Shinde

et al. 2018

Postharvest Biology and Nanotechnology

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Pre-harvest application of hexanal formulation enhances shelf life and quality of ‘Fantasia’ nectarines by regulating membrane and cell wall catabolism-associated genes

Cited by 30 publications

References 31 publications

Shelf Life Extension of Banana (Musa spp.) using Hexanal Formulation as a Post-harvest Dip

Shelf Life Extension of Banana (Musa spp.) using Hexanal Formulation as a Post-harvest Dip

Performance of five haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.) cultivars and the effect of hexanal on postharvest quality

Postharvest Technologies in Tender Fruits

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