TABLE 2.
Chemicals and application methodology for modulation of tomato leaf and fruit NO, ROS levels.
| Pretreatment purpose | Tissue | Chemical | Source | Application method |
| H2O2 scavenger | Fruit | 0.25 mM ascorbic acid | Sigma, St. Louis, MO, United States | Calyx syringe injection |
| Leaves | 2.5 mM ascorbic acid | Sigma, St. Louis, MO, United States | Abaxial syringe infiltration | |
| NO scavenger | Leaves and fruit | 0.22 mM 2-4-carboxyphenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO) | Enzo Life Sciences, Farmingdale, NY, United States | Adaxial aerosol spray |
| NO elicitor | Leaves and fruit | 0.5% Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) | Sigma, St. Louis, MO, United States | Adaxial aerosol spray |