PMID- 31106435 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190912 LR - 20221207 IS - 1097-0010 (Electronic) IS - 0022-5142 (Linking) VI - 99 IP - 12 DP - 2019 Sep TI - Yield parameters and antioxidant compounds of tomato fruit: the role of plant defence inducers with or without Cucumber mosaic virus infection. PG - 5541-5549 LID - 10.1002/jsfa.9818 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The production of fruit and vegetables rich in health-promoting components in an eco-friendly context represents the winning answer to the world population demand for food. In this study, the effects of different treatments on the yield and fruit chemical characteristics of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are reported. The treatments included three inducers of plant defence responses (chitosan, Trichoderma harzianum T-22 and Bacillus subtilis QST713) applied alone or before Cucumber mosaic virus infection. Fruit production and antioxidant compounds were investigated by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). RESULTS: Compared to control fruit harvested from untreated and healthy plants, treatment with QST713 increased the fruit number. Furthermore, plant treatments with T22, QST713 and chitosan alone enhanced fruit carotenoids (lutein and beta-carotene), ascorbic acid and phenolic acids (caffeoyl glucoside and p-coumaroyl glucoside). In parallel, compared to fruit harvested from only CMV-infected plants, treatments with T22, QST713 and chitosan before CMV enhanced fruit ascorbic acid and flavonoids (quercetin 3-O-xylosyl-rutinoside and rutin). CONCLUSION: Antioxidant compounds of tomato fruit can increase with the application of the plant defence inducers, thus protecting both the consumer and plant health. (c) 2019 Society of Chemical Industry. CI - (c) 2019 Society of Chemical Industry. FAU - Rendina, Nunzia AU - Rendina N AD - School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy. FAU - Nuzzaci, Maria AU - Nuzzaci M AD - School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy. FAU - Sofo, Adriano AU - Sofo A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0305-308X AD - Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures: Architecture, Environment, Cultural Heritage (DiCEM), University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy. FAU - Campiglia, Pietro AU - Campiglia P AD - Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. AD - European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno, Salerno, Italy. FAU - Scopa, Antonio AU - Scopa A AD - School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy. FAU - Sommella, Eduardo AU - Sommella E AD - Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. FAU - Pepe, Giacomo AU - Pepe G AD - Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. FAU - De Nisco, Mauro AU - De Nisco M AD - Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy. FAU - Basilicata, Manuela Giovanna AU - Basilicata MG AD - Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. AD - PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. FAU - Manfra, Michele AU - Manfra M AD - Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy. LA - eng GR - OECD Co-operative Research Programme/ GR - Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems/ PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190702 PL - England TA - J Sci Food Agric JT - Journal of the science of food and agriculture JID - 0376334 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 36-88-4 (Carotenoids) RN - PQ6CK8PD0R (Ascorbic Acid) SB - IM MH - Agricultural Inoculants/physiology MH - Antioxidants/*chemistry MH - Ascorbic Acid/analysis MH - Bacillus subtilis/physiology MH - Carotenoids/analysis MH - Chromatography, Liquid MH - Cucumovirus/*physiology MH - Fruit/chemistry/microbiology/virology MH - Solanum lycopersicum/*chemistry/microbiology/*virology MH - Plant Diseases/*virology MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry MH - Trichoderma/physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cucumber mosaic virus OT - defence inducers OT - fruit antioxidants OT - tomato OT - yield EDAT- 2019/05/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/13 06:00 CRDT- 2019/05/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/05/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jsfa.9818 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Sci Food Agric. 2019 Sep;99(12):5541-5549. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.9818. Epub 2019 Jul 2.