Effect of Methyl Jasmonate, Cytokinin, and Lavender Oil on Antioxidant Enzyme System of Apricot Fruit ( Prunus armeniaca L.)

Seyda Cavusoglu, Nurettin Yilmaz, Firat Islek, Onur Tekin, Halil Ibrahim Sagbas, Sezai Ercisli, Eliška Rampáčková and Tomáš Nečas
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Seyda Cavusoglu: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van 65080, Turkey
Nurettin Yilmaz: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van 65080, Turkey
Firat Islek: Department of Plant and Production Technologies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Mus Alparslan University, Mus 49250, Turkey
Onur Tekin: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van 65080, Turkey
Halil Ibrahim Sagbas: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
Sezai Ercisli: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
Eliška Rampáčková: Department of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 337, 691 44 Lednice, Czech Republic
Tomáš Nečas: Department of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 337, 691 44 Lednice, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-10

Abstract: Various treatments are carried out in order to extend both the shelf life and storage life of fresh fruit and vegetables after harvest and among them non-toxic for humans, environmentally and economically friendly alternative treatments are gained more importance. In the current study, methyl jasmonate (MeJA), cytokinin, and lavender oil which are eco-friendly and safe for human health were applied on apricot fruit. The treated fruit were stored at 0 °C and 90–95% relative humidity for 25 days and catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation of apricots after treatments were studied. According to the findings obtained from the study, it was observed that 5 ppm cytokinin and 1000 ppm lavender oil treatments of apricot fruit gave better APX and CAT enzyme activity, respectively. In addition, better SOD enzyme activity in fruit was obtained with MeJA + lavender oil treatments. As a result, it can be emphasized that the product quality of apricot fruit is preserved as both the eco-friendly application of MeJA, cytokinin, and lavender oil separately from each other and the treatment of combinations between these compounds activate the enzymatic antioxidant defense systems of apricot fruit after harvest.

Keywords: antioxidative enzymes; storage; lavender oil; MeJA; cytokinin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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