Claim · model-written summary
Extract coating reduced onion oxidative stress markers.
Verbatim
e0“dipping in polyvinyl alcohol/carboxymethyl cellulose (PVA/CMC) incorporated with Jania rubens extract significantly improved the physiological status (fresh and dry weight), provided a stronger and more sustained reduction in oxidative stress markers (H 2 O 2 and MDA), and a prolonged decrease in fungal colony-forming units over two months compared to infected onion and PVA/CMC coating”
Title
Doaa E. Elsherif; Fatmah A. Safhi; Mai A. El-Esawy; et al. BMC Plant Biology 2026. doi:10.1186/s12870-026-08563-1
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- Observation The algal extract inhibited the tested onion fungi.
- Observation The extract contained several bioactive compounds.
- Intervention effect Extract coating improved onion fresh and dry weight.
- Intervention effect Extract coating decreased fungal colony-forming units over two months.
- Observation The extract damaged fungal hyphae ultrastructure.
- Observation The extract downregulated fungal cell wall, ergosterol, and antioxidant genes.
- Recommendation The authors propose extract coatings for postharvest onion preservation.