Affiliation:
1. Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang Special Melon and Fruit Variety Improvement and Logistics Transportation Joint Research Center, Urumqi, China
2. Xinjiang Agricultural University, College of Horticulture, Urumqi, China
3. Langfang Normal University, College of Life Science, Langfang, China
Abstract
Background
As an important global agricultural cash crop, melon has a long history of cultivation and a wide planting area. The physiological metabolism of melon after harvest is relatively strong; if not properly stored, melon is easily invaded by external pathogens during transportation, resulting in economic losses and greatly limiting its production, development and market supply. Therefore, the storage and freshness of melon are the main challenges in realizing the annual supply of melon, so postharvest storage has received increasing amounts of attention from researchers.
Methods
This study used academic, PubMed, and Web of Science resources to retrieve keywords related to postharvest storage and melon quality; read, refined, classified, and sorted the retrieved literature; sorted and summarized the relevant research results; and finally completed this article.
Results
This article reviews the mechanism and effects of physical, chemical and biological preservation techniques on the sensory quality, compound contents and respiratory physiological activities of different varieties of melon fruits. When maintaining normal metabolism and not producing physiological disorders, melon inhibits cell wall metabolism, reactive oxygen species metabolism and the ethylene biosynthesis pathway, etc., to the greatest extent during postharvest storage, thereby reducing the material consumption of fruits, delaying the ripening and senescence process, and prolonging the postharvest life and shelf life.
Conclusion
The literature provides a theoretical basis for postharvest preservation technology in the melon industry in the future and provides corresponding guidance for the development of the melon industry.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Key Research and Development Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
XJARS
Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province
Science and Technology Project of Hebei Education Department
Xinjiang Special Melon
Fruit Variety Improvement and Logistics Transportation Joint Research Center of Horticulture College of Xinjiang Agricultural University