Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Suppression of Pectinase Genes Confers Stable Enhancement of Fruit Firmness through Modulation of Pectin Structure in Strawberry

This study shows that suppressing pectinase genes in strawberry increases and stabilizes fruit firmness by altering pectin structure during ripening.

Dynamic epigenetic and transcriptional regulatory network in pepper fruit development and ripening

This study uses multi-omics to analyze pepper fruit development and ripening, revealing epigenetic and transcriptional changes and their roles in regulating key metabolic pathways.

Metagenomic Profiling of Bacterial (16S) and Fungal (ITS) Communities on D'Anjou Pears during Long-Term Controlled Atmosphere Storage

This study profiles bacterial and fungal communities on D'Anjou pears during long-term storage, showing storage practices and time affect microbial composition and diversity.

Fine-tuning RIPENING INHIBITOR (RIN) expression by introducing allelic mutations in its promoter using CRISPR/Cas9 multiplex editing

This study uses CRISPR/Cas9 to introduce allelic mutations in the RIN promoter of tomato, revealing a non-linear relationship between promoter mutations and gene expression.

Cell layer-specific modification of cell wall is associated with exo-mesocarp split in pistachio (Pistacia vera L.)

The paper investigates cell layer-specific cell wall modifications in pistachio hulls and links them to exo-mesocarp split during fruit development.

Activation of alternative oxidase ensures carbon supply for ethylene and carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening

EBSn, a robust synthetic reporter for monitoring ethylene responses in plants

The paper develops and tests EBSn, a synthetic ethylene-inducible promoter that outperforms existing reporters in sensitivity and tissue coverage in Arabidopsis and tomato.

SlNAP2 promoted fruit ripening by directly binding the ACS2 promoter and interacting with EIL3

This study identifies SlNAP2 as a NAC transcription factor that promotes tomato fruit ripening by directly binding the ACS2 promoter and interacting with EIL3 to enhance ethylene signaling.

Phosphorylation of MdWRKY70L by MdMPK6/02G mediates reactive oxygen synthesis to regulate apple fruit senescence

This study identifies MdWRKY70L phosphorylation by MdMPK6/02G as a mechanism regulating reactive oxygen species in apple fruit senescence.

Kinetic modeling of ethylene biosynthesis and signaling pathways in ripening tomato fruit

The paper develops a kinetic model of ethylene biosynthesis and signaling in tomato fruit using transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolic data to understand ripening under different conditions.

A vacuolar invertase gene SlVI modulates sugar metabolism and postharvest fruit quality and resistance in tomato

This study investigates the role of the tomato vacuolar invertase gene SlVI in sugar metabolism, fruit quality, and postharvest resistance, finding that its knockout increases sucrose content, firmness, and resistance to Botrytis cinerea.

ABIOTIC STRESS GENE 1 mediates aroma volatiles accumulation by activating MdLOX1a in apple

MdASG1 activates MdLOX1a to enhance aroma volatile accumulation, particularly under moderate salt stress.

Transcriptome analysis during fruit developmental stages in durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) var. D24

This study analyzes the durian fruit transcriptome across three developmental stages to identify differentially expressed genes and their roles in ripening and metabolism.

Transcriptomics of improved fruit retention by hexanal in 'Honeycrisp' reveals hormonal crosstalk and reduced cell-wall remodelling in the fruit-abscission zone

This study identifies 726 differentially expressed genes in apple abscission zones treated with hexanal, showing reduced ethylene and ABA biosynthesis and cell-wall remodelling, leading to improved fruit retention.

The fruitENCODE project sheds light on the genetic and epigenetic basis of convergent evolution of climacteric fruit ripening

The fruitENCODE project identifies three evolutionary origins of regulatory circuits governing climacteric fruit ripening through comparative genomics and epigenetics.

miRNAs play important roles in aroma weakening during the shelf life of ‘Nanguo’ pear after cold storage

The paper identifies miRNAs involved in aroma weakening of Nanguo pears during cold storage and shelf life by analyzing miRNA expression and target gene regulation.