TY - JOUR
T1 - Cassava post-harvest physiological deterioration
T2 - From triggers to symptoms
AU - Zainuddin, Ima M.
AU - Fathoni, Ahmad
AU - Sudarmonowati, Enny
AU - Beeching, John R.
AU - Gruissem, Wilhelm
AU - Vanderschuren, Hervé
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The production of cassava, the most important staple root crop in the world, is constrained by the short shelf life of the cassava storage roots that are undergoing post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD) shortly after harvest. PPD reduces starch quality and renders the roots unpalatable and unmarketable. PPD is a complex process involving enzymatic stress responses to wounding, changes in gene expression and protein synthesis as well as accumulation of secondary metabolites. PPD can be strongly influenced by environmental factors making the identification of genotypes with delayed PPD trait difficult. In the present review, we propose an integrative presentation of PPD phenomenon based on a comprehensive analysis of several key PPD studies. We discuss recent progress in the standardization of methods to assess and score PPD tolerance in cassava roots. Traditional and improved storage techniques to extend cassava shelf-life are presented and prospects of transgenic approaches to delay PPD are discussed.
AB - The production of cassava, the most important staple root crop in the world, is constrained by the short shelf life of the cassava storage roots that are undergoing post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD) shortly after harvest. PPD reduces starch quality and renders the roots unpalatable and unmarketable. PPD is a complex process involving enzymatic stress responses to wounding, changes in gene expression and protein synthesis as well as accumulation of secondary metabolites. PPD can be strongly influenced by environmental factors making the identification of genotypes with delayed PPD trait difficult. In the present review, we propose an integrative presentation of PPD phenomenon based on a comprehensive analysis of several key PPD studies. We discuss recent progress in the standardization of methods to assess and score PPD tolerance in cassava roots. Traditional and improved storage techniques to extend cassava shelf-life are presented and prospects of transgenic approaches to delay PPD are discussed.
KW - Cassava
KW - Metabolites
KW - Oxidative stress
KW - Post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD)
KW - PPD symptoms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85031418457&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.09.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85031418457
JO - Postharvest Biology and Technology
JF - Postharvest Biology and Technology
SN - 0925-5214
ER -