A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit

Post-harvest hormetic treatment of mature green tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Mecano) with high intensity pulsed polychromatic light (HIPPL) significantly delayed ripening to levels comparable to those achieved using a conventional low intensity UV-C (LIUV) source. A 16 pulse HIPPL treatmen...

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Main Authors: Scott, G., Rupar, M., Fletcher, A.G.D., Dickinson, Matthew, Shama, G.
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author Scott, G.
Rupar, M.
Fletcher, A.G.D.
Dickinson, Matthew
Shama, G.
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Rupar, M.
Fletcher, A.G.D.
Dickinson, Matthew
Shama, G.
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description Post-harvest hormetic treatment of mature green tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Mecano) with high intensity pulsed polychromatic light (HIPPL) significantly delayed ripening to levels comparable to those achieved using a conventional low intensity UV-C (LIUV) source. A 16 pulse HIPPL treatment reduced the ΔTCI (tomato colour index) by 50.1 % whilst treatment with a LIUV source led to a reduction of 43.1 %. Moreover, the 16 pulse treatment also induced disease resistance in the fruit to Botrytis cinerea with a 41.7 % reduction in disease progression compared to a 38.1 % reduction for the LIUV source. A single 16 pulse HIPPL treatment was found to significantly reduce disease progression on both mature green and ripe fruit with a 28.5 % reduction on ripe fruit in comparison to 13.4 % for the LIUV treatment. It is shown here that delayed ripening and disease resistance are local responses in side treated tomato fruit for both LIUV and HIPPL treatments. Finally, utilising a 16 pulse HIPPL treatment would reduce treatment times from 370 s for LIUV sources to 10 s per fruit - a 97.3 % reduction.
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spelling nottingham-383882020-05-04T18:22:17Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38388/ A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit Scott, G. Rupar, M. Fletcher, A.G.D. Dickinson, Matthew Shama, G. Post-harvest hormetic treatment of mature green tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Mecano) with high intensity pulsed polychromatic light (HIPPL) significantly delayed ripening to levels comparable to those achieved using a conventional low intensity UV-C (LIUV) source. A 16 pulse HIPPL treatment reduced the ΔTCI (tomato colour index) by 50.1 % whilst treatment with a LIUV source led to a reduction of 43.1 %. Moreover, the 16 pulse treatment also induced disease resistance in the fruit to Botrytis cinerea with a 41.7 % reduction in disease progression compared to a 38.1 % reduction for the LIUV source. A single 16 pulse HIPPL treatment was found to significantly reduce disease progression on both mature green and ripe fruit with a 28.5 % reduction on ripe fruit in comparison to 13.4 % for the LIUV treatment. It is shown here that delayed ripening and disease resistance are local responses in side treated tomato fruit for both LIUV and HIPPL treatments. Finally, utilising a 16 pulse HIPPL treatment would reduce treatment times from 370 s for LIUV sources to 10 s per fruit - a 97.3 % reduction. Elsevier 2016-11-05 Article PeerReviewed Scott, G., Rupar, M., Fletcher, A.G.D., Dickinson, Matthew and Shama, G. (2016) A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 125 . pp. 52-58. ISSN 0925-5214 UV-C hormesis; Solanum lycopersicum; Intense Pulsed light; Induced resistance; Delayed 25 ripening; Polychromatic light http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925521416304975 doi:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2016.10.012 doi:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2016.10.012
spellingShingle UV-C hormesis; Solanum lycopersicum; Intense Pulsed light; Induced resistance; Delayed 25 ripening; Polychromatic light
Scott, G.
Rupar, M.
Fletcher, A.G.D.
Dickinson, Matthew
Shama, G.
A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit
title A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit
title_full A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit
title_fullStr A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit
title_short A comparison of low intensity UV-C and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit
title_sort comparison of low intensity uv-c and high intensity pulsed polychromatic sources as elicitors of hormesis in tomato fruit
topic UV-C hormesis; Solanum lycopersicum; Intense Pulsed light; Induced resistance; Delayed 25 ripening; Polychromatic light
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