Kim Reilly

TL;DR: 72 non-redundant expressed sequence tags which showed altered regulation during the post-harvest period were identified and predicted to play a role in cellular processes including reactive oxygen species turnover, cell wall repair, programmed cell death, ion, water or metabolite transport, signal transduction or perception, stress response, metabolism and biosynthesis, and activation of protein synthesis.

TL;DR: A tentative model of some of the principal events involved in the deterioration process of cassava, where an oxidative burst occurs within 15 min of the root being injured, that is followed by the altered regulation of genes related to the modulation of reactive oxygen species, and the accumulation of secondary metabolites.

TL;DR: Nine different cassava cultivars were analyzed for specific compounds accumulating during the process of postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD), finding three flavan-3-ols, (+)-catechin, (+- catechin gallate, and (+)-gallocatechin accumulated during the storage of cassava roots, but these potential antioxidants cannot be related to early storage disorders or wound responses.

TL;DR: Antioxidant activity, total flavonol content, and levels of Q 3,4' D and Q 3 G were higher in both varieties under fully organic compared to fully conventional management.

TL;DR: Catalase enzyme activity and MecCAT1 transcript expression during the post-harvest period were compared in highly susceptible and less susceptible cultivars and suggest that high levels of catalase activity may play a role in delaying the deterioration response.