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Article

Salicylic Acid Spray Delays Sand Pear Fruit Senescence during Room Temperature Shelf Life by Regulating Antioxidant Capacity and Senescence-Related Genes

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College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 666300, China
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Plants 2024, 13(6), 848; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060848
Submission received: 27 January 2024 / Revised: 12 March 2024 / Accepted: 13 March 2024 / Published: 15 March 2024

Abstract

‘Whangkeumbae’ (Pyrus pyrifolia) is a variety of sand pear fruit well-known for its smooth surface and good taste. However, the fruit quality is adversely affected by postharvest ethylene production. Therefore, improving postharvest shelf life by regulating fruit senescence is critical to promoting the ‘Whangkeumbae’ fruit industry. Here, we investigated the effect of salicylic acid (SA) spray on fruit senescence in sand pears during room temperature shelf life. Exogenous SA reduced polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content during room temperature shelf life. Additionally, SA effectively maintained the fruit skin coloration and increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX). SA treatment inhibited PpPPO1 expression and upregulated PpSOD1, PpAPX6, and PpGST2 expression. Furthermore, SA application downregulated the expression of PpACO2, PpEIN3a, PpNCED1, and PpAOC2, while upregulating PpNPR-1, PpTAR2, and PpCOMT1 during room temperature shelf life. SA treatment also influenced cell wall metabolism and modification genes by inhibiting PpPG1, PpPME2, and PpCEL3 and inducing PpPGIP1 expression. Additionally, SA treatment affected sugar and acid metabolism genes and increased the expression of PpSPS1, PpSUS1, PpSOT1, PpTMT4, PpSWEET15, and PpcyNAD-MDH, but suppressed the expression of PpcyNADP-ME. The Pearson correlation analysis indicated that PPO activity and MDA content were positively correlated with the expression of PpPPO1, PpACO2, PpEIN3a, PpNCED1, PpAOC2, PpPG1, PpPME2, PpCEL3, and PpcyNDA-MDH. Conversely, these factors were negatively associated with the activities of SOD, POD, CAT, and APX, as well as the expression levels of PpSOD1, PpPOD1, PpCAT1, PpAPX6, PpGST2, PpNPR-1, PpTAR2, PpCOMT1, PpPGIP1, PpSPS1, PpSUS1, PpSOT1, PpTMT4, PpSWEET15, and PpcyNAD-MDH. Our results reveal that exogenous SA could delay fruit senescence in sand pear fruit by regulating various biochemical and molecular mechanisms and can be used to effectively extend fruit shelf life during room temperature storage. However, further research is necessary to determine whether the fruits sprayed with SA are suitable for direct human consumption.
Keywords: ‘Whangkeumbae’ pear; salicylic acid; antioxidant capacity; senescence; gene regulation ‘Whangkeumbae’ pear; salicylic acid; antioxidant capacity; senescence; gene regulation

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Wang, H.; Li, Y.; Wassie, M.; Huo, L.; Shi, H. Salicylic Acid Spray Delays Sand Pear Fruit Senescence during Room Temperature Shelf Life by Regulating Antioxidant Capacity and Senescence-Related Genes. Plants 2024, 13, 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060848

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Wang H, Li Y, Wassie M, Huo L, Shi H. Salicylic Acid Spray Delays Sand Pear Fruit Senescence during Room Temperature Shelf Life by Regulating Antioxidant Capacity and Senescence-Related Genes. Plants. 2024; 13(6):848. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060848

Chicago/Turabian Style

Wang, Huiying, Yawei Li, Misganaw Wassie, Liyue Huo, and Haiyan Shi. 2024. "Salicylic Acid Spray Delays Sand Pear Fruit Senescence during Room Temperature Shelf Life by Regulating Antioxidant Capacity and Senescence-Related Genes" Plants 13, no. 6: 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060848

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Wang, H., Li, Y., Wassie, M., Huo, L., & Shi, H. (2024). Salicylic Acid Spray Delays Sand Pear Fruit Senescence during Room Temperature Shelf Life by Regulating Antioxidant Capacity and Senescence-Related Genes. Plants, 13(6), 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13060848

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