Table 1.
Different effects of H2S on postharvest life of fruits from perennial plants.
| Plant species | Treatment | Physiological outcome | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa L. “Fengxiang”) | NaHS + sodium nitroprusside (SNP; a NO donor) | Suppress fruit decay | Zhang et al., 2014 |
| Inhibit respiration rate | |||
| Maintain crust color | |||
| Preserve fruit quality (firmness-relative conductivity) | |||
| CHI↑, GNS↑, PME↓, PG↓, EGase↓ | |||
| Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch., cv. Bao Jiao) | NaHS | Higher levels of reducing sugars, soluble proteins, free amino acids, and endogenous H2S | Hu et al., 2012 |
| Lower rot index and respiration rate | |||
| Higher fruit firmness | |||
| Reduced ROS and MDA accumulation | |||
| APX↑, CAT↑, POD↑, GR↑, PG↓, LOX↓ | |||
| Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) | NaHS | Higher levels of reducing sugars and soluble proteins, free amino acids, ascorbate, and chlorophyll | Gao et al., 2013 |
| Reduced levels of carotenoids | |||
| Reduced ROS and MDA accumulation | |||
| APX↑, CAT↑, POD↑, GR↑, LOX↓ | |||
| Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. cv. Jinkui) | NaHS | Inhibit increase in soluble sugars and ethylene production | Zhu et al., 2014 |
| Maintain higher levels of TA and Vit C | |||
| Preserve fruit quality (firmness-chlorophyll content) | |||
| Reduce ROS accumulation | |||
| CAT↑, POD↑, SOD↑ | |||
| Banana (Musa spp. AAA group cv. “Brazil”) | NaHS | High levels of lightness, peel firmness, total phenolics, and proline | Luo et al., 2015 |
| Reduce ROS and MDA accumulation | |||
| APX↑, CAT↑, POD↑, SOD↑, PAL↑, GR↑, P5CS↑, PDH↓ | |||
| Banana (Musa spp. AAA group cv. “Brazil”) | NaHS | High levels of peel firmness, hue angle | Li et al., 2016 |
| Low levels of electrolyte leakage, MDA, and ethylene | |||
| Enhanced energy metabolism (H+-ATPase↑, Ca2+-ATPase↑, CCO↑, SDH↑) | |||
| Banana (Musa spp. AAA cv. “Brazil”) | NaHS + ethylene | Maintain chlorophyll levels, phenolics | Ge et al., 2017 |
| Increase flavonoids | |||
| Decrease carotenoids and soluble sugars in peel | |||
| Decrease reducing sugars in pulp | |||
| Reduce ROS and MDA accumulation | |||
| Increase total antioxidant capacity | |||
| MaACS1↓, MaACS2↓, MaACO1↓, MaPL↓, MaETR↑, MaERS1↑, MaERS2↑ | |||
| Mulberry fruit (Morus indica L. Dianmian-1) | NaHS | Enhance endogenous H2S content | Hu H. et al., 2014 |
| Delay ripening | |||
| Reduce respiratory intensity and anthocyanin content | |||
| Preserve soluble proteins, TA, Vit C | |||
| Reduce ROS accumulation | |||
| SOD↑, CAT↑, POD↑, LCD↑, DCD↑ | |||
| Apple (Malus x pumila cv “Fuji”) | NaHS | Preserve Vit C, flavonoids, total phenols, reducing sugars, soluble proteins | Zheng et al., 2016 |
| Reduce ROS and MDA accumulation | |||
| APX↑, CAT↑, POD↑, GR↑, SOD↑, LOX↓, PPO↓, PAL↓ | |||
| MdDHAR↑, MdLOX2↓, MdPG1↓, MdPPO↓, MdACO1↓, MdERS1↓, MdETR1↓ | |||
| Grape (Vitis vinifera L. x V. labrusca L. Kyoho) | NaHS | Preserve grape cluster weight loss | Ni et al., 2016 |
| High pulp firmness, soluble solids, TA, Vit C, phenolics, flavonoids, reducing sugars, and soluble proteins | |||
| Preserve chlorophyll and carotenoid content | |||
| Reduce ROS and MDA accumulation | |||
| APX↑, CAT↑, LOX↓ | |||
| Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) | NaHS | High levels of reducing sugars and soluble proteins | Hu K.D. et al., 2014 |
| Reduce ROS and MDA accumulation | |||
| APX↑, CAT↑, POD↑, LOX↓, PAL↓PPO↓ | |||
| Inhibit fungal growth of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium expansum | |||
| Apple (Malus domestica) Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.) Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) Mandarin (Citrus reticulata) | NaHS | Inhibit fungal growth of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium italicum | Fu et al., 2014 |