Wound response is an important factor in the resistance of oranges to P. digitatum and P. expansum. ► At 4 °C wound response in oranges was slower than at 20 °C. ► Lignin formation seems to be involved in orange wound response. ► Immature fruit were more resistant than commercial and over-mature fruit. ► P. digitatum can suppress the expression of several genes involved in the phenylpropanoid pathway.
Keywords
Green mould; Blue mould; Maturity stage; Wound response; Lignin; Phenylpropanoid pathway