Enhancing Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Strawberries through Advanced Coating Technologies: A Comprehensive Investigation of Chitosan and Glycine Betaine Nanoparticle Treatments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Decay Percentage
2.2. Weight Loss
2.3. Fruit Tissue Firmness
2.4. Total Soluble Solids (TSSs) and Titratable Acidity (TA)
2.5. Ascorbic Acid
2.6. Electrolyte Leakage (EL), Malondialdehyde (MDA), and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)
2.7. Total Anthocyanin Content
2.8. Total Phenol, Flavonoid, and Antioxidant Capacity
2.9. Antioxidant Enzymes Activities
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Plant Material, Trial Location, and Time
3.2. Nanocomposite Preparation
3.3. Application of Treatments
3.4. Decay Percentage
3.5. Weight Loss Percentage
3.6. Fruit Tissue Firmness
3.7. Total Soluble Solids (TSSs) and Titratable Acidity (TA)
3.8. Ascorbic Acid Content
3.9. Anthocyanin Content
3.10. Total Phenol and Flavonoid Content, and Antioxidant Capacity
3.11. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Content
3.12. Antioxidant Enzymes Activity
3.12.1. Catalase (CAT) Activity
3.12.2. Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Activity
3.12.3. Ascorbate Peroxidase (APX) Activity
3.13. Experimental Design and Data Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bahmani, R.; Razavi, F.; Mortazavi, S.N.; Gohari, G.; Juárez-Maldonado, A. Enhancing Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Strawberries through Advanced Coating Technologies: A Comprehensive Investigation of Chitosan and Glycine Betaine Nanoparticle Treatments. Plants 2024, 13, 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13081136
Bahmani R, Razavi F, Mortazavi SN, Gohari G, Juárez-Maldonado A. Enhancing Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Strawberries through Advanced Coating Technologies: A Comprehensive Investigation of Chitosan and Glycine Betaine Nanoparticle Treatments. Plants. 2024; 13(8):1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13081136
Chicago/Turabian StyleBahmani, Reza, Farhang Razavi, Seyed Najmmaddin Mortazavi, Gholamreza Gohari, and Antonio Juárez-Maldonado. 2024. "Enhancing Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Strawberries through Advanced Coating Technologies: A Comprehensive Investigation of Chitosan and Glycine Betaine Nanoparticle Treatments" Plants 13, no. 8: 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13081136