Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has been considered a deleterious agent that living organisms
must avoid. However, many of the acclimation changes elicited by UV induce a wide range …

Metabolites are the biochemical and physiological results of sensory and nutritional quality
attributes in relation to shelf life and response to storage environment of postharvest fruits …

Background Plant metabolites reshaped by nature and human beings are crucial for both
their lives and human health. However, which metabolites respond most strongly to …

Reports show that phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in reducing zucchini
postharvest chilling injury. During the storage of harvested fruit at low temperatures, chilling …

Fruit are susceptible to quality loss and deterioration after harvest due to high metabolic and
physiological activities. Over the last four decades various postharvest treatments have …

Plants continuously rely on light as an energy source and as the driver of many processes in
their lifetimes. The ability to perceive different light radiations involves several …

Plants are inevitably grown in presence of sunlight, therefore bound to be exposed to natural
UV‐B radiation. Several studies have already been conducted with UV‐B and medicinal …

UV-B treatment deeply influences plant physiology and biochemistry, especially by
activating the expression of responsive genes involved in UV-B acclimation through a UV-B …

In the last decades, UV-B radiation has attracted attention due to its potential to increase
nutraceutical values of fruit and vegetables, especially by inducing the accumulation of …

Exposing fruits and vegetables to UVB radiation post-harvest is a technique used to modify
secondary metabolites and prolong their shelf life. The aim of the present study was to …