date:Nov 19, 2019
Scientists at Jiangxi Agricultural University have demonstrated that methyl jasmonate is beneficial in controlling postharvest soft rot of kiwifruit, inducing the activities and gene expression of antioxidant and defence enzymes.
Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Jinkui) were treated with 0.1?mmol/L methyl jasmonate (MeJA) to investigate the effects on disease resistance to soft rot caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea. The results showed that MeJA treatment significantly reduced the diameter of