Preharvest Treatment with Oxalic Acid Improves Postharvest Storage of Lemon Fruit by Stimulation of the Antioxidant System and Phenolic Content

Preharvest Treatment with Oxalic Acid Improves Postharvest Storage of Lemon Fruit by Stimulation of the Antioxidant System and Phenolic Content

Lemon trees (<i>Citrus limon</i> (L.) Burm. F) were treated monthly with oxalic acid (OA) at 0.1, 0.5, and 1 mM from initial fruit growth on the tree until harvest in2019. The experiment was repeated in 2020, with the application of OA 1 mM (according to the best results of 2019). In bot...

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Main Authors: Vicente Serna-Escolano, María José Giménez, Salvador Castillo, Juan Miguel Valverde, Domingo Martínez-Romero, Fabián Guillén, María Serrano, Daniel Valero, Pedro Javier Zapata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
lemon tree
oxalic acid
antioxidant enzymes
total phenolic content
preharvest
postharvest
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/6/963

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