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Efficiency of Salicylic Acid Application on Postharvest Perishable Crops
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Abstract
Salicylic acid is recognised as a plant growth regulator and is classified as a phenylpropanoid compound. Salicylic acid has been widely applied either at pre-harvest or post-harvest. It has been recently accepted that salicylic acid is a safe chemicals, used to control post-harvest quantity or quality losses of perishable crops. In this chapter, we have focused on salicylic acid application to post-harvest crops and its effects on physicochemical quality changes including that of biologically active compounds, physiological disorders and diseases of fruit, vegetables and ornamentals.
Keywords
Salicylic acid Post-harvest application Perishable cropsNotes
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Commission on Higher Education, Thailand for providing grants.
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