Gibberellins (GAs) are plant hormones indispensable in regulating the growth and development of fruits. Recent studies have shown that GAs play important roles delaying horticultural crop ripening senescence, enhancing internal external quality crops resistance to stress disease. We reviewed role postharvest physiology fruits recent years. closely related their ability retard fruit senescence. ...

to study the effects of postharvest treatments of spermidine and putrescine on storage quality of ‘hayward’ kiwifruit, the present research was performed. in november 2010, fruits were hand picked from fajr orchardist corporation in sari and transported to postharvest physiology laboratory. fruits were dipped for 4 minutes in either spermidine or putrescine solutions (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mm), and ...