Publications by authors named "Oziel Nunes da Cruz"
Unlabelled: Hydrogen peroxide (HO) plays a central role in responses to salt stress, a major abiotic stress that impacts crop yield worldwide. Despite the evidence that HO mitigates salt stress and improves post-harvest quality on several species, its effects on radish were not investigated so far. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the exogenous application of HO on salt stress mitigation of radish growth, physiology, and post-harvest quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPre-harvest application of sodium nitroprusside enhances storage root quality in red beet cultivated under normal and drought conditions.
Lucélio Mendes Ferreira Juliane Maciel Henschel Janaine Juliana Vieira de Almeida Mendes Damiana Justino Araujo José Evangelista Santos Ribeiro Oziel Nunes da Cruz
J Sci Food Agric
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how pre-harvest application of nitric oxide (NO) affects the post-harvest quality of red beet plants grown under normal and drought conditions.
- Drought conditions decreased root yield and certain nutrients in the beets, but the application of sodium nitroprusside (an NO donor) helped reverse these negative effects and improved the overall antioxidant capacity and quality of the beets.
- The findings suggest that treating beets with NO can enhance their quality and resilience against drought, indicating potential benefits for other crops and various stress conditions in future research.