Effect of selenium on control of postharvest gray mould of tomato fruit and the possible mechanisms involved

Effect of selenium on control of postharvest gray mould of tomato fruit and the possible mechanisms involved

Selenium (Se) has important benefits for crop growth and stress tolerance at low concentrations. However, there is very little information on antimicrobial effect of selenium against the economically important fungus Botrytis cinerea. In the present study, using sodium selenite as Se source, we inve...

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Main Authors: Zhilin eWu, Xunbin eYin, Gary S. Bañuelos, Zhi-Qing eLin, Zhu eZhu, Ying eLiu, Linxi eYuan, Miao eLi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Reactive Oxygen Species
Selenium
Botrytis cinerea
membrane integrity
Postharvest treatment
Cellular leakage
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01441/full

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