基于产业化的热带水果贮藏保鲜技术特征、效果及应用前景

我国热带水果资源丰富，但其采收、贮藏、运输及销售全链路损耗严重，导致其商品价值降低，影响产业健康发展。梳理了国内5种产量较高的热带水果（香蕉、菠萝、荔枝、龙眼和芒果）的产业现状，分析其生理特性，并对现阶段热带水果的贮藏保鲜技术特点、保鲜效果、应用情况及存在的不足进行综述和评价，提出未来热带水果采后保鲜技术研究的发展方向和应用前景，以期为我国热带水果采后体系的构建和发展提供参考。     

Citrus breeding,genetics and genomics in Japan

Citrus is one of the most cultivated fruits in the world, and satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) is a major cultivated citrus in Japan. Many excellent cultivars derived from satsuma mandarin have been released through the improvement of mandarins using a conventional breeding method. The citrus breeding program is a lengthy process owing to the long juvenility, and it is predicted that marker-assisted selection (MAS) will overcome the obstacle and improve the efficiency of conventional breeding methods. To promote citrus molecular breeding in Japan, a genetic mapping was initiated in 1987, and the experimental tools and resources necessary for citrus functional genomics have been developed in relation to the physiological analysis of satsuma mandarin. In this paper, we review the progress of citrus breeding and genome researches in Japan and report the studies on genetic mapping, expression sequence tag cataloguing, and molecular characterization of breeding characteristics, mainly in terms of the metabolism of bio-functional substances as well as factors relating to, for example, fruit quality, disease resistance, polyembryony, and flowering.     

Effects of hot water treatment on anthracnose disease in papaya fruit and its possible mechanism

Harvested papaya fruit are perishable due to rapid ripening and softening and susceptibility to biotic or abiotic stresses. Hot water treatment (HWT) can preserve fruit quality by reducing decay. The present study investigated effects of HWT on controlling fungal pathogens of papaya fruit and the possible mechanism by which HWT induced disease resistance. HWT (54 °C, 4 min) of papaya fruit had a pronounced effect on reducing the carrier rate of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (C. gloeosporioides) in fruit peel, significantly inhibited the incidence of anthracnose and stem-end rot, effectively delayed fruit softening, but slightly promoted the rate of fruit coloring. HWT reduced the anthracnose index and fruit ripeness to a certain extent and induced changes in the wax arrangement on the surface of treated fruit, causing the wax to melt. The cracks and most stomata appeared to be partially or completely plugged by the melted wax, thereby providing a mechanical barrier against wound pathogens. HWT induced the expression of CpPGIP and promptly induced the expression of CpNPR1, and then regulated the expression of the CpPR1 gene, which may enhance the resistance of the fruit to anthracnose disease and reduce the decay rate. Together, these results confirm that HWT could reduce disease incidence and induce resistance, and thus maintain postharvest quality during storage and prolong the shelf-life of papaya fruit.     

基于比较优势理论的海南省热带水果比较优势实证分析

为优化海南省热带水果区域布局,发挥热带水果比较优势,提升热带水果产业竞争力,利用2006—2015年的相关数据,采取综合比较优势指数模型,测算了海南省18个市县5种热带水果的区域比较优势指数。结果表明,针对各地区不同气候、土壤、资源条件,主要热带水果在不同县域比较优势不尽相同,不同县域所具有的优势水果种类也存在差异,多数县域只有一种强比较优势水果。利用比较优势原则合理配置各地区资源,在芒果、香蕉、荔枝、菠萝、龙眼种植的优势区域,继续做大做强优势品种,扶持弱优势区域品种提质增效升级,结合一二三产业融合发展,促进海南区域性特色优势水果产业发展。     

Implementing genomic selection in sour passion fruit population

Sour passion fruit is an economically important tropical fruit crop with little explored genetic potential. This study aimed to provide breeders with essential estimates of genomic breeding values in economically important traits in passion fruit, using Bayesian models which may contribute to the implementation of Genomic Selection and develop new strategies for the continuity of sour passion fruit breeding programs. For this, the following Bayesian models were tested using 183 polymorphic marks: Bayesian Ridge regression, Bayes A, Bayes B, Bayes B2, Bayes Cπ and Bayesian Lasso for estimation of genomic breeding values. To achieve this, ninety-five full-sib progenies derived from the third cycle of recurrent selection of the sour passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) at Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro—UENF were used and eight fruit yield (number of fruit, total yield, mean fruit weight, fruit length, fruit width) and quality(percent pulp, skin thickness, soluble solids) traits were assessed. The Bayes Cπ (smaller deviance information criterion) yield the best genetic predictions for almost all traits. Genetic correlations in this study indicate that the number of fruit can be used as a proxy for yield. The values of genomic heritability obtained were high and ranged from 0.62 to 0.76 and predict accuracy ranged from 0.55 to 0.75, so we can to speculate that the use of two replicates in the present study was an adequate amount to obtain phenotypic mean, which was used to adjust the genomic prediction model.     

Postharvest application of gum arabic and essential oils for controlling anthracnose and quality of banana and papaya during cold storage

Management of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. is the most important issue for the tropical fruit industry because of resulting financial losses. Antifungal effects of gum arabic (GA) (10%), lemongrass oil (LG) (0.05%), cinnamon oil (CM) (0.4%), and their combinations were investigated in vitro and in vivo for controlling postharvest anthracnose of banana and papaya. LG at 0.05% and 0.4% CM showed fungicidal effects against Colletotrichum musae and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, causal organisms of banana and papaya anthracnose, respectively. GA alone did not show any fungicidal effects while the combination of 0.05% LG and 0.4% CM with Ten percent GA alone showed more fungicidal effects. However, potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium modified with 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM showed the most promising results among all treatments against C. musae and C. gloeosporioides in suppressing the mycelial growth (73.4%) and (70.0%) and spore germination inhibition (88%) and (85%), respectively. In vivo studies also revealed that 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM was the optimal concentration in controlling decay (80%) and (71%), showing a synergistic effect in the reduction of C. musae and C. gloeosporioides, respectively, in artificially inoculated bananas and papayas. The results regarding quality evaluation also confirmed the efficacy of 10% GA combined with 0.4% CM coatings since ripening was significantly delayed, in terms of percentage weight loss, fruit firmness, soluble solids concentration and titratable acidity. The results suggest the possibility of using 10% gum arabic combined with 0.4% cinnamon oil as a biofungicide for controlling postharvest anthracnose in major tropical fruit such as banana and papaya.     

青香蕉提取物对三种热带水果炭疽病菌抑制效果的研究

对青香蕉进行冷激(6℃,4 h)和热激(53℃,5 min)处理后,采用不同提取物料状态(干粉、鲜品)、不同提取方法(80%乙醇和冷、热水提取法),研究青香蕉果皮和果肉提取物对香蕉、芒果和番木瓜三种热带水果炭疽病菌的抑制效果,并筛选其最低抑菌浓度(MIC)。结果表明:青香蕉果皮和果肉的80%乙醇提取物对三种水果炭疽病菌均没有抑制效果;鲜品水提物的抑菌作用优于干粉水提物;青香蕉果皮水提物对香蕉炭疽病菌无明显的抑制效果,热激处理能增强果皮冷、热水提物对芒果和番木瓜炭疽病菌的抑制作用。青香蕉果肉水提物对三种水果的炭疽病菌具有微弱的抑制作用,而热激处理可增强果肉冷、热水提物对三种炭疽病菌的抑制作用,其中对香蕉炭疽病菌的抑制作用最强;冷激处理后,只有热水提取物表现出了对三种炭疽病菌的抑制作用。最低抑菌浓度试验结果表明,经热激处理的青香蕉鲜品水提取物对三种病原菌的最低抑菌浓度为10%。本研究结果对于了解香蕉采后病害系统防御机制及果蔬采后生物防治理论的扩展具有理论及现实意义。     

Another gene affecting fruit and stem color in squash, Cucurbita pepo

Of the 13 genes described as affecting fruit color in Cucurbita pepo, one, D (Dark stem), also markedly affects stem color. The D allele confers dark stems and dark intermediate-age fruits, is dominant to the d allele for light stems and fruits, and epistatic to two recessive genes conferring light fruit coloration, l-1 and l-2. However, a gene for light fruit coloration, W (Weak fruit color), is epistatic to D in the fruits. We observed variation for stem color in a scallop squash cultivar having light-colored fruits, some plants having dark stems and others light stems. Two true-breeding inbreds of this cultivar, one having dark stems and the other light stems, were developed and, when these inbreds were crossed, the progeny had light stems. In order to elucidate the genetic basis of the dominant light-stem characteristic, these two inbreds were crossed with two near-isogenic tester lines, one of genotype D/D l-1/l-1 l-2/l-2 and the other of genotype d/d l-1/l-1 l-2/l-2. Also, the dominant light stem and light fruit color were introgressed into a third near-isogenic line of genotype D/D l-1/l-1 l-2/l-2, resulting in two new near-isogenic lines, and these lines were then intercrossed. The results showed that the variation in stem color of the scallop squash cultivar derives from segregation of alleles at the W locus, with a newly designated top-dominant allele, W ^S , conferring both, light stems and light fruits. This allele may be genetically unstable and sub-vital.     

五种热带水果乙烯受体基因的SNP分析

根据乙烯受体基因的保守序列设计引物，分别从荔枝、香蕉、木瓜、芒果和莲雾等五种热带水果的基因组DNA中克隆出的乙烯受体基因的保守序列，序列长度分别为1440bp、1441bp、1439bp、1440bp和1440bp，序列分析表明，与栽培稻的ers基因相似性最高。五种热带水果乙烯受体基因保守序列存在明显的单核苷酸变异，在19个核苷酸位点存在SNPs(single nucleotide polymorphisms)，其中12个SNPs存在于内含子中，7个SNPs存在于编码序列区。在编码序列区的SNPs，荔枝与其他4种热带水果相比具有较高的单核苷酸多态性，荔枝有4个核苷酸的变异，其余4种热带水果仅有一个核苷酸变异。编码区序列中的单核苷酸的改变，除了第783位核苷酸的不同没有引起氨基酸改变外，其余均导致编码氨基酸的改变。     

Treatment with 1-MCP and the role of ethylene in aroma development of mountain papaya fruit

Mountain or highland papaya (Vasconcellea pubescens) is a climacteric fruit which develops a strong and characteristic aroma during ripening. The dynamics of aroma volatile production during ripening of whole papaya fruit were analysed by headspace-SPME. The main compounds produced by the fruit were esters (aliphatic and branched) and alcohols: the most abundant esters were ethyl acetate, ethyl butanoate, methyl butanoate and butyl acetate, comprising 88% of the volatiles in fully ripe fruit; butanol was the most abundant alcohol. Among the volatiles produced, ethyl butanoate, ethyl acetate, ethyl hexanoate and ethyl 2-methylbutanoate were found to be the most potent odour compounds. During ripening of mountain papaya fruit there was an increase in the total content of both esters and alcohols. In order to clarify the role of ethylene in aroma formation, mature fruit were treated with 0.3 μL L⁻¹ of 1-MCP (16 h at 20 °C) or with 2 g L⁻¹ Ethrel, and then allowed to ripen at 20 °C. The treatment of the fruit with 1-MCP inhibited the rise in ethylene production in the fruit, while Ethrel advanced the development of the climacteric phase. Most esters identified in mountain papaya were dependent on ethylene, showing an increase in production during ripening and in response to Ethrel treatment, and a strong reduction in response to 1-MCP treatment. The data presented provide evidence that most esters produced by mountain papaya are derived from fatty acids and amino acid metabolic pathways, both of them being affected by ethylene.     

Mode of action of abscisic acid in triggering ethylene biosynthesis and softening during ripening in mango fruit

The role of abscisic acid (ABA) in triggering ethylene biosynthesis and ripening of mango fruit was investigated by applying ABA [S-(+)-cis,trans-abscisic acid] and an inhibitor of its biosynthesis [nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA)]. Application of 1 mM ABA accelerated ethylene biosynthesis through promoting the activities of ethylene biosynthesis enzymes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase, ACS; 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase, ACO) and accumulation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), enhanced fruit softening and activity of endo-polygalacturonase and reduced pectin esterase activity in the pulp. The activities of ethylene biosynthesis and softening enzymes were significantly delayed and/or suppressed in the pulp of NDGA-treated fruit. The ABA-treated fruit had higher total sugars and sucrose as well as degradation of total organic acids, and citric and fumaric acids compared with NDGA treatment. These results suggest that ABA is involved in regulating mango fruit ripening and its effects are, at least in part, mediated by changes in ethylene production.     

Papaya endoxylanase biochemical characterization and isoforms expressed during fruit ripening

Papaya fruit ripening processes involve the coordinated action of several hydrolases that causes cell wall degradation. Endoxylanase participates in xylan or arabinoxylan modifications and its importance has been related to papaya softening. However, endoxylanase has been not fully characterized biochemically and kinetically. Semipurified endoxylanase from ripe ‘Maradol’ papaya fruit had an optimal temperature from 45 °C to 50 °C, a pH optimum of 5.5 against Remazol brilliant blue-xylan (RBB-Xylan) and enzymatic activity remained stable during 36 h at 45 °C. The activation energy of the enzyme was 25.5 kJ mol⁻¹, and the V_max at 32, 37 and 42 °C was 788.9, 888.9 and 1085.6 μg kg⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively. The K_m did not change as a function of temperature and was measured as 1.8 g L⁻¹ and was within the range reported for other xylanases. Total proteins were extracted from color-break, half-ripe and ripe fruit. A pre-endoxylanase at 63.9 kDa was identified in the color-break fruit and an active endoxylanase at 32.5 kDa that was only found in ripe fruit, when the highest enzymatic activity was obtained. Immunodetection on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) protein blots showed three isoforms of the pre-endoxylanase at color-break and ripe stages and, four isoforms in ripe fruit that were absent in color-break fruit. The biochemical and kinetic characteristics of the endoxylanase are crucial to our understanding papaya fruit softening.     

Native fruit tree genetic resources in Japan

The diversity of climate, from subarctic to subtropical, and the complex geological history of Japan have produced a rich biodiversity. The flora includes several hundred species of native woody plants with edible fleshy fruits or nuts. People have eaten them from prehistoric times until about a half century ago. In Hokkaidō and the Ryūkyū Islands nut species had an important role in the diet, but fleshy fruits were also eaten until recently. Only Castanea crenata and a few minor species became domesticated as edible fruit trees in pre-modern times. Recently, Vitis coignetiae, Lonicera caerulea, Akebia quinata, Akebia trifoliata, Stauntonia hexaphylla, and Actinidia arguta have entered small-scale cultivation. The conservation of the germplasm of many of these native species, both in situ and ex situ, is precarious.     

芒果种质资源保存研究进展

芒果（Mangifera indica Linn.）是一种重要的热带水果。目前,芒果在全球尚无一个具早熟、高产、优质和抗主要病虫害等优良性状的品种。究其原因：一是大量芒果种质资源由于各种自然和人为原因,以及传统种质保存方法的局限性而逐渐流失;二是由于芒果是基因高度杂合的木本植物,用传统的育种方法改良芒果比较困难。本文对芒果种质资源现状,离体保存技术以及超低温保存技术等方面的研究进展进行了综述,并提出利用体胚再生体系对芒果进行品种改良是未来的一个重要研究方向。     

Mode of action of nitric oxide in inhibiting ethylene biosynthesis and fruit softening during ripening and cool storage of ‘Kensington Pride’ mango

The mode of action of nitric oxide (NO) in inhibiting ethylene biosynthesis and fruit softening during ripening and cool storage of mango fruit was investigated. Hard mature green mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. ‘Kensington Pride’) fruit were fumigated with 20 μL L⁻¹ NO for 2 h at 21 °C and allowed to ripen at 21 ± 1 °C for 10 d, or stored at 13 ± 1 °C for 21 d. During ripening and cool storage, ethylene production and respiration rate from whole fruit were determined daily. The 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) content, activities of ACC synthase (ACS), ACC oxidase (ACO), and fruit softening enzymes such as pectin esterase (PE), endo-1,4-β-d-glucanase (EGase), exo- and endo-polygalacturonase (exo-PG, endo-PG) as well as firmness and rheological properties of pulp were determined at two- and seven-day intervals during ripening and cool storage, respectively. NO fumigation inhibited ethylene biosynthesis and respiration rate, and maintained higher pulp firmness, springiness, cohesiveness, chewiness, adhesiveness, and stiffness. NO-fumigated fruit during cool storage and ripening had lower ACC contents through inhibiting the activities of both ACS and ACO in the fruit pulp. NO-fumigated fruit showed decreased activities of exo-PG, endo-PG, EGase, but maintained higher PE activity in pulp tissues during ripening and cool storage. In conclusion, NO fumigation inhibited ethylene biosynthesis through inhibition of ACS and ACO activities leading to reduced ACC content in the fruit pulp which consequently, reduced the activities of fruit softening enzymes during ripening and cool storage.