Advances and Strategies for Controlling the Quality and Safety of Postharvest Fruit
Tong Chen,
Dongchao Ji,
Zhanquan Zhang,
Boqiang Li,
Guozheng Qin,
Shiping Tian
Affiliations
Tong Chen
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; Key Laboratory of Postharvest Handling of Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
Dongchao Ji
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Zhanquan Zhang
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; Key Laboratory of Postharvest Handling of Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
Boqiang Li
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; Key Laboratory of Postharvest Handling of Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China
Guozheng Qin
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
Shiping Tian
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; Key Laboratory of Postharvest Handling of Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100093, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Corresponding author.
Fresh fruits are highly valued by consumers worldwide, owing to their delicious flavors, abundant nutrients, and health-promoting characteristics, and as such, fruits make up an important component of a healthy diet. The postharvest quality and safety of fresh fruit involve complex interactions among the fruit, environmental factors, and postharvest pathogens. Efficient regulation of fruit senescence and pathogen resistance, as well as disease-causing abilities of postharvest pathogens, is critical to understanding the fundamental mechanisms that underlie fruit quality and safety. This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent advances and currently available strategies for maintaining fruit quality and controlling major postharvest pathogens, mainly Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum, which may promote sustainable and environmental-friendly development of the fruit industry.
