Benzothiazole (BTH) Induced Resistance of Navel Orange Fruit and Maintained Fruit Quality during Storage

Current research aimed at studying the effect of benzothiazole (BTH) on fruit quality and resistance against Penicillium italicum (P. italicum). Recently, a synthetically prepared novel BTH was introduced that elicits induction various diseases fruits. However, little reported disease postharvest navel orange fruit. In this study, 50 mg·L−1 significantly reduced decay rate fruits during 36 days storage 20 ± 0.5°C ( P < 0.05 ). markedly inhibited weight loss in id="M2"> ) effectively maintained higher soluble solid content (SSC), titratable acid (TA), vitamin C (VC) compared with control Further, suppressed increase incidence lesion area challenged P. id="M3"> treatment enhanced antioxidant capacity (DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging activity, reducing power), superoxide dismutase (SOD) peroxidase (POD) activities were increased, while activity catalase (CAT) opposite to former id="M4"> The β-1,3-glucanase (GLU), phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), chalcone isomerase (CHT) BTH-treated id="M5"> Our results suggested may be promising for maintaining inhibiting blue mold future.