Exploring the effects of white LED irradiation on postharvest quality and carotenoid biosynthesis in fresh goji Berries: Insights from physiological and transcriptomic analyses.

Plant Physiol Biochem

National Key Laboratory for the Development and Utilization of Forest Food Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, P.R. China; Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.

Published: July 2025


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The fragile texture of fresh goji berries makes them prone to rapid quality deterioration during storage. This study investigated the effects of white LED irradiation (100 μmol m s) on the postharvest quality of fresh goji berries. Compared to control samples, LED irradiation significantly improved fruit firmness and total phenolic content, preserved color quality and total carotenoid levels, and upregulated carotenoid biosynthesis genes such as LbPSY, LbZ-ISO, LbCRTISO, and LbLCA1. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that LED irradiation enhanced the expression of carotenoid biosynthesis-related genes during early and mid-storage, activated the terpenoid backbone biosynthesis pathway (including the MEP and MVA pathways), and downregulated WRKY transcription factors potentially involved in carotenoid repression. These findings showed that LED irradiation could maintain higher quality attributes and nutritional qualities, especially in terms of color quality and carotenoid levels, thereby improving the fresh goji berries' storability. This study provides a useful way to store fresh goji berries in the future after harvest.

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