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Ruiz 2016 J Photochem Photobiol B

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Ruiz VE, Interdonato R, Cerioni L, Albornoz P, Ramallo J, Prado FE, Hilal M, Rapisarda VA (2016) Short-term UV-B exposure induces metabolic and anatomical changes in peel of harvested lemons contributing in fruit protection against green mold. J Photochem Photobiol B 159:59-65.

Β» PMID: 27017432

Ruiz VE, Interdonato R, Cerioni L, Albornoz P, Ramallo J, Prado FE, Hilal M, Rapisarda VA (2016) J Photochem Photobiol B

Abstract: UV-B radiation (UVBR) is a small fraction of the solar spectrum from 280 to 315nm. UVBR produces photomorphogenic acclimation responses in plants, modulating their cellular structure and physiology. Here, changes in the peel of harvested lemons after short time exposure to UVBR were analyzed and its potential effects against fungal infection were studied. In the flavedo, UVBR treatment induced variations in the respiratory profiles and increased the phenolic compound contents. Final products of the flavonoid pathway (flavones, flavonols and anthocyanins) increased more markedly than their precursors (flavanones and dihydroflavonols). The increased accumulation of soluble phenolics in the flavedo of treated lemons is associated with the high antioxidant activity found in the flavedo of these samples. Supporting the biochemical determinations, anatomical observations showed abundant intravacuolar deposits of phenolic compounds and an increase in the cell wall thickness in UVBR-treated samples. Metabolic and anatomical modifications associated to UVBR improved natural defenses against Penicillium digitatum, the causal agent of green mold disease. Our results suggest that mature postharvest lemons exposed to the artificial radiation showed phenotypic plasticity, allowing an acclimation response to UVBR which confers fruit resistance to pathogens. Thus, combination of UVBR with other treatments could represent an important improvement to control postharvest diseases on citrus.

Copyright Β© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. β€’ Keywords: Citrus, Penicillium digitatum, Phenolic compounds, Postharvest, UV-B radiation


Labels: MiParea: Respiration  Pathology: Infectious 

Organism: Plants 

Preparation: Intact cells 


Pathway: CIV, ROX  HRR: Oxygraph-2k 

2016-11