ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Role of Melatonin in Apple Fruit during Growth and Ripening: Possible Interaction with Ethylene.
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- Melatonin: The Multifaceted Molecule in Plant Growth and Defense.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The potential of melatonin and its crosstalk with other hormones in the fight against stress.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
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- Transcriptome Profiles Reveal the Promoting Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on Fruit Softening of Chinese Plum.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Exogenous melatonin delays strawberry fruit ripening by suppressing endogenous ABA signaling.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Experimental approaches in studying active biomolecules modulating fruit ripening: Melatonin as a case study.Plant physiology · 2023Article
- Crosstalk between melatonin and reactive oxygen species in fruits and vegetables post-harvest preservation: An update.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- Melatonin-mediated development and abiotic stress tolerance in plants.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Review
- Ionomic Combined with Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses to Explore the Mechanism Underlying the Effect of Melatonin in Relieving Nutrient Stress in Apple.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
The role of melatonin during the growth and ripening of apple fruit was studied using local varieties. The evolution of the growth and ripening parameters, including fruit size and weight, firmness, color change, sugar content, and ethylene production, was different in the five varieties studied, with yellow apples (Reineta and Golden) initiating the ripening process earlier than reddish ones (Teórica, Sanroqueña, and Caguleira). Changes in the melatonin and melatonin isomer 2 contents during growth and ripening were studied in Golden apples, as was the effect of the melatonin treatment (500 µM, day 124 post-anthesis) on the apple tree. Melatonin content varied greatly, with higher value in the skin than in the flesh. In the skin, melatonin increased at day 132 post-anthesis, when ethylene synthesis started. In the flesh, melatonin levels were high at the beginning of the growth phase and at the end of ripening. Melatonin isomer 2 was also higher once the ripening started and when ethylene began to increase. The melatonin treatment significantly advanced the ethylene production and increased the fruit size, weight, sugar content, and firmness. The data suggest that melatonin stimulates fruit ripening through the induction of ethylene synthesis, while melatonin treatments before ripening improve the final fruit quality.
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