Abstract:Bacillomycin D (BD) is an antibacterial lipopeptide derived from Bacillus bacteria. To investigate its application in post-harvest preservation of blueberries, "Huaxiang" blueberries were used as experimental material and concentrations of 8, 16, and 32 μg were applied. A 32 μg/mL BD immersion treatment was administered to the blueberries, which were then stored at 28°C. Changes in spoilage rate, weight loss rate, firmness, free radical scavenging capacity, and antioxidant enzyme activity were measured every 2 days. It was found that, compared to the control group (CK), the 32 μg/mL BD treatment significantly reduced the spoilage rate and weight loss to 20.00% and 2.09%, respectively, by the end of storage. Meanwhile, the 16 μg/mL BD treatment demonstrated superior effects in maintaining fruit quality, delaying decreases in blueberry firmness and soluble solids content. The BD-treated group exhibited total phenolic, total flavonoid, and anthocyanin contents of 1.59, 0.16, and 0.73 mg·g?1, respectively, during the later storage period. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities were 50.66 and 5.10 U·g?1, respectively, significantly higher than those of the control group, while polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity was 127.8 U·g?1, lower than the control group’s 188.64 U·g?1. In summary, it was concluded that BD treatment effectively regulates antioxidant content and related enzyme activities, significantly delays post-harvest physiological aging in blueberries, and enhances storage quality, providing theoretical support for the application of BD in blueberry post-harvest preservation.