Biochemical and cell wall ultrastructural changes in crown tissue of banana (Musa AAA ‘Berangan’) fruit as mediated by UVC irradiation against crown rot fungal infection

• Main Authors: Sheikh Mohamed, Nuratika Tamimi, Ding, Phebe, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah, Kadir, Jugah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60998/1/Biochemical%20and%20cell%20wall%20ultrastructural%20changes%20in%20crown%20tissue%20of%20banana%20%28Musa%20AAA%20%E2%80%98Berangan%E2%80%99%29%20fruit%20as%20mediated%20by%20UVC%20irradiation%20against%20crown%20rot%20fungal%20infection.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60998/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The reduction of crown rot disease observed in UVC-irradiated banana fruit, ‘Berangan’ was associated with activation of the defense response mechanisms, increased peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activities as well as accumulation of lignin and phenolic compounds in its crown tissue, but not pheny...