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Eggplant grafting on a cold-tolerant rootstock reduces fruit chilling susceptibility and improves antioxidant stability during storage.
Darré, Magalí; Valerga, Lucía; Zaro, María José; Lemoine, María Laura; Concellón, Analia; Vicente, Ariel Roberto.
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  • Darré M; CIDCA (CCT CONICET, La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas UNLP), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Valerga L; CIDCA (CCT CONICET, La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas UNLP), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Zaro MJ; CIDCA (CCT CONICET, La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas UNLP), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Lemoine ML; LIPA, Laboratorio de Investigación en Productos Agroindustriales, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales UNLP, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Concellón A; CIDCA (CCT CONICET, La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas UNLP), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Vicente AR; LIPA, Laboratorio de Investigación en Productos Agroindustriales, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales UNLP, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
J Sci Food Agric ; 102(8): 3350-3358, 2022 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34820839
BACKGROUND: Vegetable grafting has been increasingly evaluated to improve preharvest tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, very few studies have identified rootstock-scion combinations able to improve fruit shelf life and reduce the susceptibility to postharvest disorders. Herein, a purple eggplant scion (cv. Monarca) was grafted onto a cold-tolerant hybrid Solanum rootstock ('Java') and the changes in growth, quality, postharvest chilling tolerance, and antioxidant stability were evaluated. RESULTS: Eggplant grafting enhanced plant vigor and fruit growth rate, decreasing the time from set to harvest by 10-15%. Grafted eggplants had a thinner shape and lighter pulp color than the control. The rootstock-scion combination tested showed lower respiration (~60%), dry matter (~15-20%), and phenolic compounds contents (~15-20%) than eggplants from non-grafted plants. Grafting markedly improved fruit performance during postharvest storage. Remarkably, grafted eggplants showed much higher tolerance to chilling injury than the control did, evidenced by a reduction of surface scalds along with decreased softening and pulp browning. The trend in antioxidants found at harvest time was reversed after cold storage due to enhanced stability (20% and 100% for pulp and peel respectively) in fruit from grafted plants. CONCLUSION: Purple eggplant (cv. Monarca) grafting onto 'Java' hybrid rootstock modulated fruit growth, quality at harvest, and increased fruit chilling injury tolerance during storage. Grafting may be a bona fide strategy to induce phenotypic traits able to improve vegetable postharvest performance. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Solanum melongena Idioma: En Revista: J Sci Food Agric Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Solanum melongena Idioma: En Revista: J Sci Food Agric Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Reino Unido