Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Nam Can Tho University, 168 Nguyen Van Cu Street, An Binh Ward, Can Tho City, Vietnam
*Corresponding author E-mail: npminh@nctu.edu.vn
Online published on 18 February, 2026.
Present research was carried out to evaluate the effect of different concentration (0-8 mM) of methyl jasmonic acid on physicochemical, phytochemical and antioxidant properties. Results showed that watermelon fruit could be treated by 6 mM of methyl jasmonic acid to minimize weight loss, maintain firmness, total soluble solid content, ascorbic acid content, titratable acidity, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, total antioxidant capacity, radical scavenging capacity in watermelon fruit.
Antioxidant, Methyl jasmonic acid, Physicochemical, Phytochemical, Watermelon
