γ-Aminobutyrate Improves the Postharvest Marketability of Horticultural Commodities: Advances and Prospects.

ABSTRACT: Postharvest deterioration can result in qualitative and quantitative changes in the marketability of horticultural commodities, as well as considerable economic loss to the industry. Low temperature and controlled atmosphere conditions (low O₂ and elevated CO₂) are extensively employed to prolong the postharvest life of these commodities. Nevertheless, they may suffer from chilling injury and other physiological disorders, as well as excessive water loss and bacterial/fungal decay. Research on the postharvest physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of horticultural commodities indicates that low temperature/controlled atmosphere storage is associated with the promotion of γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) pathway activity, with or without the accumulation of GABA, de

SUBMITTER: Aghdam MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174936 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature