Sen Cao

Dr. Sen Cao

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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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22 July 2022 in Frontiers in Chemistry
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GQGuangfan Qu
Guangfan Qu
WWWenneng Wu
Wenneng Wu
LBLiangjie Ba
Liangjie Ba
CMChao Ma
Chao Ma
NJNing Ji
Ning Ji
SCSen Cao
Sen Cao
In this study, to investigate the physiological and molecular mechanisms of melatonin inhibiting the postharvest rot of blueberry fruits, blueberry fruits were dipped in 0.3 mmol L−1 melatonin solution for 3 min and stored at 0°C for 80 days. The results indicated that melatonin did not significantly (p > 0.05) inhibit the mycelial growth or spore germination of Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. In addition, an in vivo study revealed that melatonin treatment increased the enzymatic activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL), cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), and peroxidase (POD) in fruits. Furthermore, genes related to jasmonic acid synthesis were upregulated (VaLOX, VaAOS, and VaAOC), as were those related to pathogenesis-related proteins (VaGLU and VaCHT) and phenylpropane metabolism (VaPAL, VaC4H, Va4CL, VaCAD, VaPPO, and VaPOD), which promoted the accumulation of total phenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, and lignin in the fruits. These results suggest that melatonin enhances the postharvest disease resistance of blueberry fruits by mediating the jasmonic acid signaling pathway and the phenylpropane pathway.

2 June 2023 in Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
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TMTingting Mi
Tingting Mi
DLDonglan Luo
Donglan Luo
JLJiangkuo Li
Jiangkuo Li
GQGuangfan Qu
Guangfan Qu
YSYanzheng Sun
Yanzheng Sun
SCSen Cao
Sen Cao

3 June 2025 in Postharvest Biology and Technology
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GZGuohe Zhang
Guohe Zhang
YZYu Zhang
Yu Zhang
TYTaomei Yang
Taomei Yang
DLDonglan Luo
Donglan Luo
ZZZhibing Zhao
Zhibing Zhao
SCSen Cao
Sen Cao

27 July 2024 in Food Chemistry
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THTianyu Huang
Tianyu Huang
XKXiaohong Kou
Xiaohong Kou
LQLinXiang Qiao
LinXiang Qiao
JLJiangkuo Li
Jiangkuo Li
DLDonglan Luo
Donglan Luo
SCSen Cao
Sen Cao

28 November 2024 in Scientia Horticulturae
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GZGuohe Zhang
Guohe Zhang
YZYu Zhang
Yu Zhang
XKXiaohong Kou
Xiaohong Kou
JLJiangkuo Li
Jiangkuo Li
DLDonglan Luo
Donglan Luo
SCSen Cao
Sen Cao

1 January 2022 in Food Science and Technology
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Journal Article
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SCSen Cao
Sen Cao
GQGuangfan Qu
Guangfan Qu
CMChao Ma
Chao Ma
LBLiangjie Ba
Liangjie Ba
NJNing Ji
Ning Ji
RWRui Wang
Rui Wang