Zheng Xiaolin
2010
Citations
0
Influential Citations
4
Citations
Journal
Journal of Fruit Science
Abstract
Oxalic acid (OA), as a final metabolic product, is ubiquitously occurring in plants, fungi, and animals. Recently, the application of oxalic acid for postharvest storage of fruit has caused much attention, as exogenous oxalic acid is identified as having many functions such as delaying the ripening process, reducing decay incidence and controlling the browning in fruit by many researchers. The physiological effects of OA-treatment on decreasing cell wall metabolism, improving antioxidation capability, and inhibiting respiration and ethylene production contributed to delaying the ripening process. In addition, OA-treatment not only inhibited the development of post-harvest pathogens, but also induced systemic resistance in postharvest fruit, thus decreased fruit decay during storage. In this paper, the effects of exogenous oxalic acid on postharvest fruit and its mechanism were summarized, and the further research in relation to oxalic acid on fruit that needs to be addressed was prospected as well.