Exogenous Melatonin Attenuates Post-Harvest Decay by Increasing Antioxidant Activity in Wax Apple (Syzygium samarangense)

Wax apple is one of the most popular tropical fruit but undergoes serious post-harvest decay during storage, transportation and marketing. Melatonin (MT) plays important roles in plant growth, development and stress responses. However, its function in post-harvest preservation of fruit remains large...

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Main Authors: Yao Chen, Yanjie Zhang, Ghazala Nawaz, Chenxu Zhao, Yuxia Li, Tingting Dong, Mingku Zhu, Ximeng Du, Lei Zhang, Zongyun Li, Tao Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.569779/full