Acetylsalicylic acid alleviates chilling injury of postharvest loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) fruit

Abstract  Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. cv. Luoyangqing) is a chilling-sensitive fruit and therefore has a limited postharvest life. While fruit stored at 5 °C retained its acceptable quality after 39 days, fruit stored at 0 °C