UV hormesis in fruits: a concept ripe for commercialisation
By Gilbert Shama, P. Alderson. 2005
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Hormesis is the application of potentially harmful agents at low doses to living organisms in order to induce stress responses. When fruit are exposed to low doses of UV a number of changes are induced including the production of anti-fungal compounds and delays in ripening. Both of these responses could be exploited by the horticultural sector to reduce postharvest losses. We review the results of UV treatment of a variety of fruits and the work done in identifying chemical changes in them. The prospects for treating fruits with UV on a commercial scale are considered.
Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science
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- Process challenges in applying low doses of ultraviolet light to fresh produce for eliciting beneficial hormetic responses (2007, background): “39 40 In the period since the appearance of Luckey’s survey much experimental work has 41 been conducted on the application of low doses of short wavelength UV to 42 agricultural and horticultural commodities and this has recently been summarised 43 (Shama, 2005; Shama and Alderson, 2005).”