This invention discloses a method for improving the resistance to
postharvest black spot disease in sweet potato tubers and maintaining their quality, belonging to the field of
postharvest preservation technology for agricultural products. The method includes: selecting undamaged sweet potato tubers for
callus treatment at
room temperature for 48 hours, disinfecting with 1%
sodium hypochlorite, rinsing with
sterile water and air-
drying, then soaking them in a 9.0 mmol / L benzothiadiazole (BTH) solution (containing 0.05% Tween 80) at
room temperature for 60 minutes, removing them and air-
drying them to complete the treatment. This invention induces the activation of the sweet potato tuber's own defense
system through BTH, increasing the activity of key enzymes in phenylpropane
metabolism,
chitinase and other
disease-resistant enzymes, promoting the accumulation of total
phenols and
lignin, maintaining
cell membrane integrity, inhibiting
starch degradation and abnormal increase in soluble sugars. Under storage conditions of 28±1℃ and 80-85%RH, it can significantly inhibit the expansion of
black spot disease lesions and extend the storage period to more than 25 days. This method has no
pesticide residues, is unlikely to cause
pathogen resistance, is
environmentally friendly, simple to operate, and cost-controllable, and is suitable for large-scale
postharvest preservation of sweet potato tubers.