The effect of reversible permeabilization and post-electroporation resting on the survival of Thai basil (O. Basilicum cv. thyrsiflora) leaves during drying
(2021) In Bioelectrochemistry 142.- Abstract
Horticultural crops have a low tolerance to dehydration. In this paper, we show that the reversible electroporation (200 monopolar, rectangular pulses of 50 µs pulse duration, 760 µs between pulses and nominal field strength of 650 V/cm) of Thai basil leaves followed by 24 h resting before hot air drying at 40 °C enhanced the survivability of the tissues at certain levels of dehydration (moisture ratio = 0.2 and 0.1). However, this increased survival was rather limited. Through measurements of metabolic heat production during resting, rehydration kinetics, respiration and photosynthesis of the rehydrated leaves, we show that resting after the application of a reversible pulse-electric field (PEF) may allow a phase of hardening that has... (More)
Horticultural crops have a low tolerance to dehydration. In this paper, we show that the reversible electroporation (200 monopolar, rectangular pulses of 50 µs pulse duration, 760 µs between pulses and nominal field strength of 650 V/cm) of Thai basil leaves followed by 24 h resting before hot air drying at 40 °C enhanced the survivability of the tissues at certain levels of dehydration (moisture ratio = 0.2 and 0.1). However, this increased survival was rather limited. Through measurements of metabolic heat production during resting, rehydration kinetics, respiration and photosynthesis of the rehydrated leaves, we show that resting after the application of a reversible pulse-electric field (PEF) may allow a phase of hardening that has a protective effect on the cells, thus decreasing damage during the subsequent drying phase. Increased preservation of cell vitality would be associated with a more turgid and fresh-like rehydrated product, as cells would have the capacity to retain the rehydration water.
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- author
- Thamkaew, Grant LU ; Wadsö, Lars LU ; Rasmusson, Allan G. LU and Gómez Galindo, Federico LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021-12
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Ion leakage, Pulsed electric field, Respiration, Stress responses, Viability preservation
- in
- Bioelectrochemistry
- volume
- 142
- article number
- 107912
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- pmid:34358981
- scopus:85111701563
- ISSN
- 1567-5394
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107912
- project
- Advancing optical microscopy for materials engineering in Lund University
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 7086a74b-4489-415d-b39f-77e7c5a697bb
- date added to LUP
- 2021-12-22 10:36:06
- date last changed
- 2024-10-06 10:57:42
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