Microneedles Enhance Plant Shelf Life
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Microneedle technology injects melatonin to extend shelf life of produce
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Researchers from MIT and Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology have shown they can extend the shelf life of harvested plants by injecting them with melatonin.
30 percent of the world's food is lost after it's harvested, enough to feed more than 1 billion people.
Melatonin is also a natural hormone in many plants that helps them regulate growth and aging.
Researchers believe their system could offer an alternative or complement to refrigeration.
Melatonin set off a protective chain reaction inside the plants, preserving chlorophyll and adjusting hormones to slow senescence.
In refrigerated conditions of about 40 degrees Fahrenheit , plant yellowing was delayed by about five days on average.
Melatonin improves the stress response of the plant after it's been cut, researchers say.
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