Fruits are unique to flowering plants and confer a selective advantage as they facilitate seed
maturation and dispersal. In fleshy fruits, development and ripening are associated with …

Oxalic acid (OA) is a unique organic acid that commonly occurs in plants with distinct
functions in modulating metabolic processes. To date, the role of OA has primarily been …

Custard apple is the most delicious fruit of tropical and subtropical areas. The storage life of
custard apple is very limited due to fast ripening and attack of several diseases after …

Nitric oxide (NO) plays a pivotal role in growth and disease resistance in plants. It also acts
as a secondary messenger in signaling pathways for several plant hormones. Despite its …

Our previous studies suggested that both hydrogen gas (H2) and nitric oxide (NO) could
enhance the postharvest freshness of cut flowers. However, the crosstalk of H2 and NO …

Introduction. The effects of nitric oxide (NO) on postharvest ripening of persimmon were
investigated. Materials and methods. Fruit were dipped for 30 min in 1.0 and 1.5 mM sodium …

2Nitric oxide (NO) is a key signaling molecule mediating various developmental and
physiological activities in horticultural crops at pre-as well as during postharvest. NO has an …

Mango fruit is one of the most important fruit crops especially in Egypt; mango is considered
as climacteric and very perishable fruit, which limits the storage and handling potential the …