Key message This review contains the regulatory mechanisms of plant hormones in the
ripening process of climacteric and non-climacteric fruits, interactions between plant …

Melatonin, a tryptophan-derived molecule, is endogenously generated in animal, plant,
fungal and prokaryotic cells. Given its antioxidant properties, it is involved in a myriad of …

Melatonin is a multifunctional molecule that has been widely discovered in most plants. An
increasing number of studies have shown that melatonin plays essential roles in plant …

Melatonin improves the chilling tolerance and quality of postharvest fruit. In this study, we
investigated the effect of melatonin on postharvest quality in cold-stored eggplant fruit for 30 …

Guava fruit has a short postharvest shelf life at room temperature. Melatonin is widely used
for preservation of various postharvest fruit and vegetables. In this study, an optimal …

Low temperature is the most common abiotic stress factors during the eggplant cultivation in
solar greenhouses. Melatonin plays important roles in plant resistance to low temperature …

Fresh jujube fruit is popular in the food market due to its delicious flavor, crisp texture, and
high nutritional values. However, fresh jujube fruit is susceptible to quality deterioration in …

Experiments were conducted to identify the role of hydrogen water (HW) in banana fruit
ripening. Banana fruit soaked with 0.8 ppm HW showed longer ripening than control fruit …

This study investigated the effects of exogenous salicylic acid (SA) treatment (0, control; 3
mmol L− 1) on the antioxidant and hormone levels of winter jujube during shelf life (20 d) at …

The efficacy of pre-storage application of 100 µM melatonin on conferring chilling tolerance
in fruit of four mango cultivars stored at 5±1 ºC for 28 d was investigated.'Langra'and 'Gulab …