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Experimental Evidence for Fruit Memory and Its Applications to Post-harvest Physiology and Technology: An Overview

Pretzsch, Hans ; Cánovas, Francisco M ; Risueño, María-Carmen ; Leuschner, Christoph ; Lüttge, Ulrich

Progress in Botany Vol. 83, 2022, Vol.83, p.291-314

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG

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  • Título:
    Experimental Evidence for Fruit Memory and Its Applications to Post-harvest Physiology and Technology: An Overview
  • Autor: Pretzsch, Hans ; Cánovas, Francisco M ; Risueño, María-Carmen ; Leuschner, Christoph ; Lüttge, Ulrich
  • Assuntos: Acclimation ; Cross-tolerance ; Electrical memory ; Epigenetic ; Metabolism ; Post-harvest storage ; Priming
  • É parte de: Progress in Botany Vol. 83, 2022, Vol.83, p.291-314
  • Notas: Communicated by Ulrich Lüttge
  • Descrição: Memory is a phenomenon that allows organisms, including plants, to store and recall information from previous events and then change their responses to future stressful conditions. The mechanisms of memory in plants seem to have (epi)genetic, metabolic, and also electrical bases. Fruits, like other plant modules, are subject to different stimuli from the environment and the plant that bears them. They are expected to have the ability to retain and use information and to be able to send signals to the rest of the plant. In the post-harvest, priming and acclimation behind several storage techniques are closely related to memory. Here, we revisited the literature addressing memory-related traits in fruits and we propose it as experimental evidence for fruit memory. Additionally, we offer an experimental design to test memory in fruits. Several studies related to fruit acclimation and resistance have demonstrated memory effects. Pre- and post-harvest treatments and stresses, of biotic and abiotic origin, can induce long- and short-term memory in fruits. An example is the use of pre-treatments with low temperatures to acclimate fruits to freezing temperatures and reduce cold injuries. A new perspective in this study, such as attributing memory to fruit, may help to find new solutions to improve post-harvest shelf life and quality, as well as a better understanding of the mechanisms behind the observed responses. Still, one of the major problems is the lack of experiments designed specifically to test the hypothesis of fruit memory. To complete our contribution in this work, we propose an experimental model to test fruit memory involving pre- and post-harvest stimuli.
  • Títulos relacionados: Progress in Botany
  • Editor: Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG
  • Idioma: Inglês

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