Advancing fruit preservation: ecofriendly treatments for controlling fruit softening

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dc.contributor.authorMthembu, Sisanda Sibusiso
dc.contributor.authorMagwaza, Lembe Samukelo
dc.contributor.authorTesfay, Samson Zeray
dc.contributor.authorMditshwa, Asanda
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-30T11:17:00Z
dc.date.available2024-09-30T11:17:00Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-09-30
dc.date.issued2024-08-26
dc.date.pubOnline2024-08-26
dc.description.abstractTextural softening is a major factor that limits the storage potential of fruit. Fresh produce markets incur severe financial losses due to excessive fruit softening. The application of preservation strategies aimed at mitigating fruit softening is crucial for optimising the marketability of fruit. Proposed preservation strategies include ecofriendly treatments, namely, hexanal, edible coatings, heat treatments, ozone and UV-C irradiation. These treatments optimise firmness retention by targeting the factors that affect fruit softening, such as ethylene, respiration rates, enzymes and pathogens. This review discusses the mechanisms by which ecofriendly treatments inhibit fruit softening, providing insights into their effect on ethylene biosynthesis, cell wall metabolism and disease resistance. Although ecofriendly treatments offer a promising and sustainable approach for delaying fruit softening, the optimisation of treatment application protocols is needed to improve their efficacy in retaining fruit firmness. Studies reporting on the molecular mechanisms by which ecofriendly treatments inhibit fruit softening are limited. Future studies should prioritise proteomic and transcriptome analyses to advance our understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms by which ecofriendly treatments delay the fruit-softening process.
dc.description.journalNameHorticulturae
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (Grant numbers: SFH220123657394 and CSRP2205046155).
dc.identifier.citationMthembu SS, Magwaza LS, Tesfay SZ, Mditshwa A. (2024) Advancing fruit preservation: ecofriendly treatments for controlling fruit softening. Horticulturae, Volume 10, Issue 9, August 2024, Article number 904en_UK
dc.identifier.eissn2311-7524
dc.identifier.elementsID552541
dc.identifier.issn2311-7524
dc.identifier.issueNo9
dc.identifier.paperNo904
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090904
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/22986
dc.identifier.volumeNo10
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/10/9/904
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject3008 Horticultural Productionen_UK
dc.subject30 Agricultural, veterinary and food sciencesen_UK
dc.subjectethylene biosynthesisen_UK
dc.subjectcell wall metabolismen_UK
dc.subjectgene expressionen_UK
dc.subjectfirmnessen_UK
dc.subjectlignin synthesisen_UK
dc.titleAdvancing fruit preservation: ecofriendly treatments for controlling fruit softeningen_UK
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-08-23

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