γ-Aminobutyrate improves the postharvest marketability of horticultural commodities: advances and prospects

MS Aghdam, EJ Flaherty, BJ Shelp - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Postharvest deterioration can result in qualitative and quantitative changes in the
marketability of horticultural commodities, as well as considerable economic loss to the …

Preharvest elicitors spray improves antioxidant activity, alleviates chilling injury, and maintains quality in harvested fruit

D Gong, Y Bi, Y Li, Y Wang, D Prusky, N Alkan - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antioxidant activity is an important feature for evaluating fruit quality and tolerance to biotic
or abiotic stresses. Moreover, antioxidant activity is involved in chilling injury (CI) response …

Application of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) improves fruit quality and rootstock drought tolerance in apple

P Cheng, Q Yue, Y Zhang, S Zhao, A Khan… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) plays a multifaceted role in plant growth, fruit quality, and
tolerance to abiotic stresses. However, its physiological roles and mechanisms in the fruit …

Internal flesh browning in apple and its predisposing factors—A review

RS Sidhu, SA Bound, ND Swarts - Physiologia, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review article is focused on internal flesh browning (IFB)-related physiological disorders
affecting apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit. The expression of different physiological and …

Impact of calcium and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on qualitative attributes and shelf life characteristics of fresh in-hull pistachio during cold storage

M Saeedi, SH Mirdehghan, F Nazoori… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fresh in-hull pistachio fruit was sprayed with 10 mM w/v γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), 2% w/v
calcium oxide (CaO), and their combination (GABA+ CaO) for 3 min at room temperature …

A comprehensive meta-analysis exploring potential of GABA for postharvest chilling injury mitigation in horticultural produce

HU Javed, Y Liu, P Shi, N Mahreen, S Rastegar… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) exhibits anti-chilling properties and significantly
mitigates chilling stress in horticultural products. While numerous studies have explored the …

Brassinosteroid biology, potential uses in post-harvest technology and future challenges

JF Massolo, AA Díaz - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Brassinosteroids (BR) are steroid-plant hormones that promote plant development and can
trigger specific responses against adverse environmental conditions. That is why these …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative postharvest management for Hass avocado at the preclimacteric stage: A combined technology with GABA and 1-MCP

MC Ruiz-Aracil, JM Valverde, MIM Ilea, D Valero… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a subtropical climacteric fruit with a limited shelf life due
to its high sensitivity to low temperatures. Chilling injury (CI) produced by cold storage …

Antioxidant Systems and Quality in Sweet Cherries Are Improved by Preharvest GABA Treatments Leading to Delay Postharvest Senescence

A Carrión-Antolí, F Badiche-El Hilali… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) plays important roles in plant development, including the
maintenance of fruit quality when applied as postharvest treatment. However, little …

[HTML][HTML] γ-Aminobutyric acid treatments of pomegranate trees increase crop yield and fruit quality at harvest

JM Lorente-Mento, F Guillén, D Martínez-Romero… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-Aminobutyric (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid that has been reported to affect
different plant developmental processes, including delay of fruit senescence and …