Fernández-Muñoz Rafael, Heredia Antonio, Domínguez Eva
Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Departamento de Mejora Genética y Biotecnología, Estación Experimental La Mayora, Algarrobo-Costa, E-29750 Málaga, Spain.
Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora, Universidad de Málaga - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071 Málaga, Spain.
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2022 Dec;78:102802. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102802. Epub 2022 Sep 23.
Ensuring the availability of high-quality fresh fruits requires the development of strategies to maintain prolonged shelf-life. The plant cuticle is a modification of the outer epidermal cell wall and, as such, acts as a barrier with the environment. Understanding how the cuticle naturally changes during postharvest is crucial to address the potential effect of different storage conditions on the cuticle biophysical properties. The impact of different cuticle traits in fruit water loss, its relevance in several fruit-skin disorders, and its participation in postharvest decay caused by pathogens are discussed. Future challenges to study in vivo the physicochemical properties of the cuticle are also addressed.
确保高质量新鲜水果的供应需要制定延长保质期的策略。植物角质层是表皮细胞壁的一种修饰，因此，它作为与环境的屏障。了解角质层在采后如何自然变化对于解决不同储存条件对角质层生物物理特性的潜在影响至关重要。本文讨论了不同角质层特性对果实水分损失的影响、其在几种果皮病害中的相关性以及其在病原体引起的采后腐烂中的作用。还探讨了未来在体内研究角质层物理化学性质所面临的挑战。
