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Cinnamon bark oil application and modified atmosphere packaging alleviates chilling injury, ethylene production and maintains antioxidant system in persimmons

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Persimmon fruit is highly susceptible to chilling injury (CI) during cold storage. This study was aimed at evaluating effects of cinnamon bark oil (CBO, 4 μM) fumigation, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and a combination of CBO and MAP on CI of ‘Fuyu’ persimmons. Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis revealed changes in the peel surface of CBO fumigated persimmons. Peel and flesh CI incidence and CI index were significantly reduced with a combined application of CBO and MAP. CBO + MAP exhibited lower ethylene production, malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), and lipoxygenase (LOX) activity, maintained higher flavonoids, and upregulated the ascorbate glutathione cycle via preserving high levels of ascorbic acid and glutathione, as well as activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR), monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR) and dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) in persimmons. Overall, CBO + MAP improves CI tolerance by mitigating ethylene production and oxidative stress in persimmon fruit.

Source: Food Chemistry

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144660

Authors: Mahmood Ul Hasan, Zora Singh, Hafiz Muhammad Shoaib Shah, Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Eben Afrifa-Yamoah, Andrew Woodward

Institution: Edith Cowan University

Language: English

Topic: Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,930