Cryo-attenuated properties of Tilia miqueliana pericarps and seeds.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cryo treatment of dry seeds is known to attenuate the structure of fruit and seed coats, but little is known about the microstructural impacts of such treatment. The seeds of Tilia miqueliana are dispersed within a hard pericarp, the manual removal (hulling) of which is time-consuming and inefficient. Rapid hulling technology is urgently needed for sustainable production and convenience of edible nuts.

Methods

We explored the mechanistic basis of liquid nitrogen (N)-treatment weakening of the pericarp of T. miqueliana fruits using a range of microscopical, biophysical and chemical approaches.

Results

Liquid N treatment (40 s) resulted in lower pericarp contents of cellulose and hemicellulose, and increased amounts of lignin. Profound changes

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10486270 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature