“…Preharvest application of boron (B) and calcium (Ca) [6], and postharvest treatments, including ethylene inhibitors [7], high oxygen [4], anaerobic conditions [8], controlled atmosphere (CA) storage [2,3,5,9], an exogenous carbon source [1] and ATP [10,11], can maintain tissue levels of ATP and EC, thereby delaying pericarp browning of litchi and longan and internal flesh browning in 'Conference' pears. In addition, exogenous ATP elevates ATP levels, inhibits ROS accumulation, and maintains unsaturated fatty acid levels and membrane integrity, thus delaying senescence and deterioration of horticultural products [5,7-10,12-14]. Therefore, browning and senescence are closely related with cellular energy status, and measures to maintain energy levels can delay aging and inhibit occurrence of browning and deterioration to a certain extent.…”