Table 3 Effect of different concentrations of melatonin on antioxidant and overall quality in fruits
From: Unlocking the sustainable role of melatonin in fruit production and stress tolerance: a review
Fruits | Best concentration | Storage temperature and days | Findings | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweet cherry | 100 µM | 0 °C for 45 days | Retarded senescence and improved the antioxidant potential | Sharafi et al. (2021) |
Sweet cherry cultivar (Prime Giant’ and ‘Sweet Heart) | 0.3 mM | 2 °C for 28 days | Enhanced antioxidant enzymes and delayed post-harvest ripening process | Carrión-Antolà et al. (2022) |
Blueberry | 1000 µM | 5 °C for 3 weeks | Increased the production of secondary metabolites and antioxidant activity | Magri et al. (2022) |
0.05 mmol L−1 | – | Improved the antioxidant activity and delayed the senescence | Shang et al. (2021) | |
Mango | 1000 μmol L−1 | 15 ± 1 °C for 4 weeks | Increased antioxidant enzymes (CAT and POD) | Rastegar et al. (2020) |
Peach | 0.1 mmol L−1 | 4 °C for 28 days | Improved antioxidant activity and promoting γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) biosynthesis | Wu et al. (2023) |
Jujube | - | Room temp | Improved anti-oxidative capacity and inhibited respiratory rate | Tang et al. (2020) |
‘Newhall’ navel orange | 200 μmol L−1 | ambient conditions for 84 days | Enhanced antioxidant capacity and delayed postharvest senescence | Ma et al. (2021) |
Strawberry Cultivars (Kabarla, Fortuna, Sweet Ann, Festival) | 5 p.p.m | Open field/greenhouse | Enhanced antioxidant activity | Okatan et al. (2022) |
Cape gooseberry | 300 µmol L−1 | 10 ± 1 °C for 21 days | Increased the total phenolic carotenoid and antioxidant capacity | Hayati et al. (2023) |
Sweet persimmons (Youhou) | 100 μM melatonin (MT) + 1 μL L−1 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) | 0 °C for 70 days | Improving postharvest quality and antioxidant ability levels | Jiao et al. (2022) |