Integrative multi-omics analysis unravels chitosan-mediated delay of mango fruit ripening through hormonal and metabolic reprogramming.

ABSTRACT: Mango (Mangifera indica L.), a climacteric fruit of significant global economic value, suffers from rapid postharvest deterioration driven by complex hormonal and transcriptional networks. While chitosan coating is known to extend mango shelf-life, the precise molecular mechanisms, particularly its interplay with key ripening hormones like abscisic acid and ethylene, and the role of transcriptional regulators, remain poorly understood. We hypothesized that chitosan delays ripening by reprogramming abscisic acid and ethylene signaling pathways and associated transcriptional networks. To test this, we employed an integrative multi-omics approach combining transcriptomics and metabolomics to elucidate the molecular basis of chitosan-mediated ripening delay in mango fruit. Our findings

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355487 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature