Figure 2From: Comparative proteomic and metabolomic profiling of citrus fruit with enhancement of disease resistance by postharvest heat treatmentEffects of HT on disease development in ‘Kamei’ Satsuma mandarin fruit during storage at ambient temperature. 150 fruits were used for fungal infection. A uniform lesion (4 mm deep, 3 mm wide) was made at the equator of the fruit using a sterile nail. Aliquots of 20 μl suspension of Penicillium italicum at 1×105 spores ml–1 were inoculated into each wound site. After fungal inoculation, the incidence of disease in fruit was detected at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 days after Penicillium inoculation. Statistically significant differences analysis was conducted between HT and control pericarp during the same period using Student’s t-test. *: significant difference (P < 0.05). Mean values and SE bars are provided. A: Fruit status at 3 d after Penicillium inoculation; B: Disease incidence ratio; C: Fruit lesion diameter.Back to article page