ß-Farnesene Exogenous Application as a Novel Damage Induction Model to Fast Explore the Effectiveness of Postharvest Strategies: The Case Study of the ‘Rocha’ Pear DOP

Since the prohibition of diphenylamine, replacement strategies have been needed for long-term disorder prevention, namely superficial scald (SC), in fruit. However, as this only appears after months under cold storage, assessment effective to prevent requires long periods. To tackle challenge, we report paper a rapid and reliable system induce symptoms, such SC, based on storage ?-farnesene-enriched atmosphere. Using model, SC symptoms ‘Rocha’ pear were induced 15 d at 20 °C. As proof concept, model allowed study efficiency antioxidant natural-based coatings quality maintenance. Pears treated with submitted 4 commercial normal atmosphere conditions results compared those obtained using induction system. A PCA chemical data us conclude that developed simulates potential certain disorders.